Musica Subsonica 0.1
Filip Borelli
Site specific, interactive multimedia installation
Musica Subsonica 0.1 is an interactive multimedia installation and platform that explores the physical laws of acoustics and spatial dynamics through two distinct sonic approaches. The system operates either as a live, site-specific installation that captures and amplifies the low-frequency standing waves of the immediate space, or as an archival sonic medium playing back the acoustic blueprints of distant architectural spaces that endured natural disasters, time or war. Through custom light controller, the audience actively interacts with sub-audible frequencies, physically and optically modulating the waves in real-time. In doing so, the installation becomes a collaborative, multimedia bridge between immediate space, historical memory, and human intervention. The project is deeply rooted in the artist’s memory of the 2020 Zagreb earthquake—a 14 Hz seismic event that prompted the development of this project.
The work identifies a room’s unique acoustic blueprint through its standing waves, using mathematical calculations or a live performative mapping process via sound feedback. These tones are composed into a harmonic structure using John Cage’s I-Ching randomization method.
Supported by KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis.