Fragmented Voices, Activated Space: An Interactive Multimedia Installation Based on "A-Ronne"

Matteo Tomasetti (Conservatory of Music of Pescara)*; Giuseppe Taffi (Conservatory of Music of Pescara); Enrico Falcone (Conservatory of Music of Pescara); Michele D'Alessio (Conservatory of Music of Pescara)

Fragmented Voices, Activated Space: An Interactive Multimedia Installation Based on
Image credit: Matteo Tomasetti (Conservatory of Music of Pescara)*; Giuseppe Taffi (Conservatory of Music of Pescara); Enrico Falcone (Conservatory of Music of Pescara); Michele D'Alessio (Conservatory of Music of Pescara)

Abstract:

“Fragmented Voices, Activated Space” is an interactive sound and light installation inspired by “A-Ronne’’ (1974) by Luciano Berio and the text by Edoardo Sanguineti on which the work is based. The project reinterprets Berio’s exploration of voice, language fragmentation, and spatial dramaturgy through a real-time interactive system that links human vocal presence, sound diffusion, and light. A corpus of approximately 150 vocal samples was created from micro-fragments of Sanguineti’s text. These short units, ranging from phonetic gestures to brief textual phrases, form a modular sound bank where voice is treated as acoustic-textual material rather than as a carrier of linear meaning. The installation was originally conceived for the foyer of the Music Conservatory of Pescara (Italy), where ceiling-suspended microphones and strategically placed LED bars create a hybrid scenographic and interactive environment.

When participants speak into the microphones, the system detects vocal activity and triggers the playback of a spatialized vocal fragment in a quadraphonic setup, while simultaneously activating lighting events via Digital MultipleX (DMX) control. Each vocal gesture thus generates a coupled sonic and luminous response. The work explores the voice as an activating force that reconfigures space, producing an emergent acousmatic texture shaped by audience interaction and architectural context.