A solitary hammer blow against a wooden trunk sets the pace – yet there is no nail to hit. The action repeats itself endlessly without a noticeable goal or the possibility of success. But it is precisely this supposed failure that makes it possible to focus on something else – on the relations between the participants, the interchangeability of roles, and the possibilities that emerge from them. Inside this play, the hammering becomes a stage for distortion, confusion, and shifting power dynamics.