Andrea Borghi’s sound research stems from an attraction towards materiality: objects with certain conformations or textures become sound generators, according to the methods and dynamics implemented by the artist. The plasticity of the object translates into a sound dimension that takes shape in the creation of a composition in which the sound samples are reworked with analogue and electronic instruments.

In his latest project, Andrea Borghi approaches the world of ballistics to subvert it by decontextualizing the imagery of the firearm. The artist chooses to work with aluminium plates that are perforated and shaped by the shot of a rifle. Hanging from steel cables and made to swing in the wind like gongs, in the silence of a forest clearing in the Apuan Alps, the plates welcome the event of the shot, which is imprinted on the metal surface, shaping it and altering its form and colour. By modifying the weapon with a playful intervention through the use of pigments, the act of shooting is converted into a sculptural gesture. The sound composition derives from the re-elaboration of the sound samplings of the shot, and of its echo, made on several occasions and in different points of the clearing, corresponding to the very conformation of the mountain. Text by Alessandra Tempesti.

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