She was the first woman that I let move in with me. All my friends thought I needed to learn to let people in more. A few months after she moved in, I was offered to travel to the US. She could not come along. At the airport we said goodbye in tears, and she was assuring me she could not survive three weeks without me. I returned after three weeks, and she said: “I fell in love with someone else. I have known her for just 4 days, but I know that she can give me everything that you cannot.”

I was banal and asked about her plans regarding our life together. The next day she still had no answer, so I kicked her out. She immediately went on holiday with her new girlfriend while her furniture stayed with me. Not knowing what to do with my anger, I finally bought this axe at Karstadt to blow off steam and to give her at least a small feeling of loss – which she obviously did not have after our break-up.

In the 14 days of her holiday, every day I axed one piece of her furniture. I kept the remains there, as an expression of my inner condition. The more her room filled with chopped furniture acquiring the look of my soul, the better I felt. Two weeks after she left, she came back for the furniture. It was neatly arranged into small heaps and fragments of wood. She took that trash and left my apartment for good. The axe was promoted to a therapy instrument.


An Exe Axe

No one says it better than Taylor 

„ And maybe we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there
I remember it all too well
And you call me up again just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all
Too well“

All too well

... Kaufland ... 

<div>Have you ever had your heart broken? Do you own an object that won’t let you forget?<br>Has heartbreak left you with a sound that still lingers—a song, a voice, an audio memory you can’t quite shake?</div><div>Here’s your chance to let go and give it a new home!<br><br></div><div>We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with the Music Biennale Zagreb for their upcoming 33rd edition, themed <em>Broken Relationships</em>. This years' theme draws inspiration from our Museum concept and explores artistic interpretations of heartbreak and human connection.<br><br>As a part of this collaboration, we are curating a <strong>pop-up exhibition </strong>that will be on display from<strong> March 20 to April 20, 2025</strong> in Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb.</div><div>This exhibition will feature break-up stories intertwined with music, sound, and the personal objects that tell these tales.&nbsp;<br>We are inviting you to donate objects, sounds, or music tied to your own break-up story.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>How to donate?&nbsp;</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Just fill in the donation form <a href="https://brokenships.com/?open=contribute&amp;selectedMuseumId=02122fb9-ceff-48ec-81af-678c53e3281f">here</a>.&nbsp; After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with a printable version of the form and further instructions.<br>If you have any concerns or questions please <strong>contact us </strong>at: <a href="mailto:charlotte@brokenships.com?subject=Brokenships%20x%20MBZ%2033"><strong>charlotte@brokenships.com</strong></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Donations can be made from November 25th, 2024 to January 25th, 2025.</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Please note that all donations become part of the Museum’s collection and may be showcased in Zagreb or in exhibitions worldwide.&nbsp;<br>All donations are exhibited anonymously and are non-returnable.</div>