The artist’s relationship with the Platanus culminates in a video performance in which sound plays a central role, guiding visitors through the exhibition. This piece is a “dreamlike frame of the tree” presented through a circular, fluid, and continuous narrative. The use of black and white enhances the ambiguity and ethereal nature of the atmosphere. The viewer is continually invited to imagine “another” dimension. The tree transcends itself, resonating with the artist’s inner frequencies, becoming both an archaic musical instrument and an amphibious creature.
lunedì, luglio 07, 2025
Il Battito Evocato I Installation view at Museo Orto Botanico di Roma
Solo show at Museo Orto Botanico di Roma 26/06 - 31/07 - 2025
“Part of my research, both with and about this particular specimen, was inspired by the idea of constructing a new anatomy of the trunk. Drawing from the study of its hollow cells — actual irrigation channels that form the tree’s xylem — I deepened the frottage technique in an attempt to build a hybrid and imaginative map of the Platanus and its environment. A long creative journey conceived as a vast playground, where even Gianni Rodari’s poem Ci vuole un fiore (set to music by Sergio Endrigo) became a sonic pinnacle and essence. Through video and audio recordings, I then explored, inhabited, and narrated the tree as if it were a large zoomorphic figure, a vital organ, a resonating chamber — organ and organism, sound and breath.” - Francesco Bartoli