To Carthage then I came
By Romeo Castellucci and Scott Gibbons
Movement care - Gloria Dorliguzzo
Sound Technician – Claudio Tortorici
A production by Societas and Kunstenfestivaldesarts
Technical direction – Eugenio Resta
Production - Caterina Soranzo
Head of production - Benedetta Briglia
Organization - Giulia Colla
Technical team in Cesena – Carmen Castellucci, Francesca Di Serio, Gionni Gardini, Dario Neri
Administration - Michela Medri, Elisa Bruno, Simona Barducci
Economy - Massimiliano Coli
To Carthage then I came is conceived as the second phase of the project Senza Titolo, a production Triennale Milano and Societas commissioned on the occasion of the centenary of Triennale Milano (2023).
Beneath the vault of a roof, six long golden tubes hang at head height.
The tubes vary in length, like ancient units of measurement.
Mene Tekel Peres
Their diameter is that of a fist
No light, only the intrinsic glow of gold.
The tubes are struck by the long hair of several people who, without even being noticed, enter the space, one after the other.
The movement of their bodies is undulating, obstinate.
The rhythm and violence of the blows on the tubes generate the music of the spheres.
It happens that the hair, like snakes, coils around the tube, trapping the body.
The volume increases logarithmically.
The sound arises from the people’s exertion because it is a gesture, not an artistic expression.
The sound is that of an alarm announcing a fire.
Carthage