The observation and manipulation of unstable systems just before their breaking point as a metaphor for societal structures and their inherent unreconcilable tension” lies at the heart of O. Bernard’s musical approach. His productions combine industrial rhythmic elements and shaped electricity into slow evolving, pulsating loops that invoke images of buckling under stress, extreme load limits, impending collapse, and the high likelihood for sudden rupture, often without the gratification of release, while inviting both, reflection and physical interaction.