"Il suono continuo dei pensieri affatica la mia mente"
("The constant sound of thoughts wears out my mind")
2022
kinetic sculpture
“The constant sound of thoughts wears out my mind” is part of a series (still in progress and design) of kinetic artworks, of machines, that speak about me and about people. They tell how hard it’s to become an adult, growing up and living in a world so full of stimuli, where needs and obligations and responsibilities overload our life. Where lights, sounds, colors, objects, medias, brands, alarms, choices, choices and choices over-stimulate our senses. Where there are so many ways to do the same, and many things to do in the same way. Where the noise of living swallows us every day, forcing us to be part of it, making noise as well to conform, survive, or just to make us heard.
Noise, is the sound of life, today.
In this work the noise is inside. It’s the clatter of a worn-out mind, of a constant revving. It’s the sound of incessant and uncontrollable thoughts, of a mind that moves its gears, of a background rattle that clouds my thinking and obscured my mind. There’s no pause, no time to take a breath, just thoughts after thoughts that overlap and mix, becoming unrecognizable. Sometimes something rings, maybe an idea, a need, the blow of a memory. Something that only lives for a moment, and immediately mixes with the rest, engulfed by the incessant movement of a relentless engine.
