How does it work? The trees are antennae, receivers that intercept variations in the surrounding environment in terms of humidity, water, temperature, seasons, all factors that have an influence on the sound. For Federico Ortica the forest becomes an aural space with which to create a tactile experience, where the irregular arrangement of the resonating trees creates an original three-dimensional soundscape.
BCPT Associati has added a system of visual mapping that conveys the sounds and frequencies in an interactive manner, for a fully immersive experience. “The project comes from my interest in the acoustic resonance of materials, on which I have worked for many years. In Resonating Trees I use the plants as resonating bodies, creating an augmented dimension of the natural landscape,” explains Federico Ortica, whose installations are based on the creation of sound environments that use materials like steel and wood to transmit sound, creating a bond between the resonance of the object and the surrounding natural landscape.