In Machiavelli’s work, (re-)shaping is key. For several years now, the core of his artistic activity has been related to new lutherie, DIY practices as compositional processes, the development of new instruments as alternative sound surfaces, and their implications. In that sense, the instrumental apparatuses, the objects, technologies, and concepts he
creates, hold the potential for us to unfold as active participants in a transformative musical practice. Micro Breaths of a Blue Lung engages with the vocal, percussive, and
resonant dimensions of large marine mammals. The piece, a large 45- minute architecture composed of numerous miniatures, is an investigation into the timbral characteristics of cetacean sounds, which echo back within his instrumental devices. During the concert, the instruments are brought to life through interaction with the performers, but they can also be approached before and after the concert as stand-alone objects, unfolding an independent sonic existence.
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