ECHOES OF LEAVING AND RETURNING
Artisti residency
Luciano Piccilli
Vouzela, 2023
From February 20th to March 4th, 2023, an artist residency took place in Vouzela with the participation of the Argentinean sound artist Luciano Piccilli. His artistic work had its subject focused on the diversity of landscapes and on the communication between materials and sound vibration. This work is part of the project “Echoes of leaving and returning”, a series of ethnographic recordings, artist residencies, podcasts and exhibitions on the subject of rural emigration.
With a sound piece composed of several overlapping voices, the artist refers to his inspiration as “imágenes borrosas” – (blurred images), taking into account oral testimonies of former migrants, and their changes in perspectives remitting from their native landscapes, which are altered over the years. Episodes of visual memories end up becoming something fictitious, due to nostalgia or associated trauma, leaving the original subject somewhat “blind” to the initial landscape.
A production by Binaural Nodar in partnership with the Municipality of Vouzela and the Vocational School of Vouzela.
Binaural Nodar is a professional cultural structure financed by biennial support from the Ministry of Culture / General Directorate for the Arts.