FROM THE SET TO THE EXHIBITION
AN AUDIOVISUAL PROJECT
A journey that begins among the terraced olive groves, unfolding through sounds and images, and concludes at the fair with an audiovisual installation.
MUAY THAI TRAINING
TRAINING
A wonderful experience spent with Luca Amor at his CLUB PHUKET gym during a workshop led by Muay Thai champion Christian Zahe. I recorded the training session by alternating between close-up recordings and wider ambient perspectives. The sound intensity changed very quickly, making it difficult to manage. However, with the help of a monopod, I was able to move closer whenever the sound [...]
NIGHT
Allocco
An exciting nighttime adventure in the Ligurian mountains, in Gouta. Using my TASCAM DR-44WL recorder and DODOTRONIC parabolic microphone, I captured the sounds of an atmosphere that felt relaxing at times and unsettling at others. While it was still dark, I heard one sound in particular: the call of a tawny owl. This was, of course, before dawn—the moment when the birds begin their natural [...]
ROMAN EXCAVATIONS
CITY EXCAVATIONS
We are in the area of a large Christian cemetery that developed near the northern walls of Albintimilium between the fifth and sixth centuries AD. The site is extremely extensive and contains different types of burials. At its centre are ten large stone sarcophagi which, during the period when Ventimiglia was a Byzantine stronghold, represented the most important type of tomb and belonged to what [...]
NATURE SOUNDS
IL RESPIRO
Following a friend’s suggestion, I went to the Balzi Rossi—also known locally as Baussi Russi, meaning “red rocks”—on the Italian border with France, to record what could be described as the “breath of the sea.” The sound can be heard through a small opening between the rocks, where air is pushed through from below. I made the recording in sea conditions [...]
ACUSTIC RECORDING SOUND
contrabbasso solo
The location I chose for this new experience was an abandoned 13th-century church in the upper Nervia Valley, in the province of Imperia. Its acoustic character featured a balanced natural reverberation that was particularly suitable for this recording. I had the pleasure of experimenting with microphone techniques alongside an exceptional musician, Fabrizio Bruzzone, principal solo double [...]
FRIDAY MARKET
market stall dismantling and clearance
The idea was to document the sounds of Ventimiglia’s famous Friday Market, in my hometown. My attention focused mainly on the dismantling and removal of the stalls. I found it more interesting to capture the acoustic atmosphere created by the traders as they packed away their stands, rather than the chaotic crowd noise during peak hours, which I had initially imagined would best represent [...]
INDOOR SOUNDSCAPE
installation
On Thursday, 12 September, I had the pleasure of bringing the sound of bees to Forte dell’Annunziata in Ventimiglia during a conference where a Roman vase from the collections of the Civic Museum was presented. The event included contributions from Daniela Gandolfi, followed by Fabrizio Zagni of Api Liguria. A short video that I created was also screened, featuring images by Fabio De Montis [...]