Friday, July 6th 2012 // 16.30, 20.30 // Palazzo Benedetti

“Natura Morta” is a musical concert where the only instrument used is real fruit, and the sound we’ll hear is exclusively the electric energy contained within them. The electric power of humans mixed with the energy of the fruit makes the sound audible; the physical contact between humans and nature is what generates the music. Each fruit has acid in it which produces electrical tension: using a special technique, one can boost these frequencies making the inaudible audible,  creating the sound of the vital energy of nature. The individual fruits are raised on wooden platforms, standing on transparent plexiglass plates lit from below. Each time a fruit plays, its base will light up, staining the surrounding space, making it changeable and dynamic. Each platform is a homemade midi controller which allows them to modulate the sound waves, creating more complex rhythms and sounds.  The sound frequencies are emphasized by a large video projection, representing a macro view of the fruit. Slowly, the concrete images become abstract, the Natura Morta (Still Life) picture changes, reacting precisely to the sound waves, crashing and dissolving into pure shapes of color and light.