With his guitar the composer Ginancarlo Nicolai explores new soundscapes. In his compositions visual structures become audible and what emerges is music beyond conventions. For many years Giancarlo Nicolai has been going his own musical way. Simon Baumann and Andreas Pfiffner accompanied the Bernese composer with Italian background on part of this way and tried to visualize the origins of his compositions. What emerged is an intimate portrait of a fascinating human being, a meeting in the border zone between music and image, a meeting on a different level. “Music is stern about time. It is merciless. A metronome goes on and on. You can move within this space of time and if your good at it, you’re free. That’s when you experience freedom!” Giancarlo Nicolai.