IL RUMORE LONTANO (installation)
Audiovisual installation: Video projection, monitor and documentation
SUPSI-DFA
Locarno (Switzerland)
2017.06.16 – 2017.06.28
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Il rumore lontano (The Distant Noise) is the result of a research project on sound and geography conducted in the Ticino Canton. This region on the southern Swiss border is home to the well-known railway tunnel of San Gottardo (twice recognised as the longest tunnel in the world, first in 1882, and then in 2016), which in turn connects an extensive cross-border rail network that demarcates the entire area. Through a series of sound recordings carried out in various train services, as well as interviews with train engineers, controllers, passengers and neighbours, the project proposes a critical reflection on geography, emphasizing the paradox between space and place posed by train.
