ENDO EXO  and PHOSPHENES  draw upon Carsten Nicolai’s collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto, which began in 2002. Both videos feature soundtracks from Sakamoto’s final studio album, 12 (2023). Inspired by Jules Verne’s science fiction novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the works are two of the twenty-four chapters in Nicolai’s film project 20,000 (2014–ongoing).
Carsten Nicolai: ENDO EXO, PHOSPHENES  is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time, on view in The Studio from 14 February to 5 July 2026.

Both videos are part of Art at the Stair, an exhibition series at the Grand Stair that presents outstanding moving image works in dialogue with other ongoing programmes.