SOTTOBOSCO is an intermedial installation that imagines a post-natural undergrowth shaped by both organic and artificial life. The project explores how ecosystems might evolve in response to the infiltration of synthetic materials, drawing inspiration from the project Flora robotica—an architectural system that merges living plants and distributed robotics. At its core, SOTTOBOSCO questions how hybrid environments may redefine nature. Audiences encounter a large box-shaped structure resembling a terrarium evoking a tree trunk. Here, micro-robotic insects generate sounds and movements. Suspended above is a net canopy of leaves emitting the scent of moist earth. The immersive environment combines Arduino-powered micro-robots and organic materials, offering a sensory journey into a speculative, non-human perspective of future soil life. Are we aware of what we are stepping into?
SOTTOBOSCO / Alberto Anhaus - Photo: Alberto Anhaus
Exhibit
SOTTOBOSCO
Alberto Anhaus (IT)
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2208–2388
Alberto Anhaus (IT), Giovanni Falascone (IT)
2208–2388 daily transforms SOTTOBOSCO into a vibrating sonic biome. Two cymbals, bowed like a double bass, emit precise frequencies that awaken the installation’s swarm of robotic insects, weaving metallic whispers and resonant echoes into an immersive ritual where technology, vibration, and matter coalesce in a living acoustic organism.
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Photo: Frankie Casillo
Alberto Anhaus
Alberto Anhaus studied percussion at the Conservatories of Padua (IT), Krakow (PL), Parma (IT), and Bern (CH). Specialized in experimental music, he has collaborated with orchestras and ensembles. He has been part of the Biennale College of the Venice Biennale Musica. There, he presented the multi-sensorial installation Colonization – Sea Invasion. He collaborates with composers including Éliane Radigue, Mauro Lanza, and Fabio Machiavelli. He is currently a PhD researcher at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Naples.
