Natura Morta

sound installation (2016)
lemons, copper wire, oscillators circuit, acrylic stone sculptures, loudspeakers, audio system
(dim. 390x210x45cm – dur. variable)
acrylic stone sculptures produced in techinical partnership with Theke and Dform
circuit engineered in partnership with Davide Bevilacqua

Natura Morta

Reinterpreting the classical concept of the “still life,” the sound installation Natura Morta uses audio to capture the residual vital energy within fruit. More than one hundred lemons are linked by copper wires, forming a room-sized electrical circuit that drives and modulates oscillators. The resulting sound signal resonates within two ellipsoidal, acrylic stone sculptures. As the fruit progressively dries, it loses its electrical conductivity. The sound undergoes a continuous mutation until the lemons completely decay, silencing the signal.