Art as a Sensory and Ritual Circuit
Interactive sound sculpture. The viewer becomes the instrument.
TOCCO is an interactive installation that transforms human touch into sound.
By touching metal surfaces—aluminum, brass, copper—the viewer closes an electric circuit and activates sonic responses. The audience does not observe the work: they play it. Each gesture is unique. Each interaction turns the observer into a co-author.
The project began as an evolution of Equilibrio, and draws inspiration from Neil Harbisson’s cyborg vision: making color perceivable through sound. Yet TOCCO goes further. It reclaims physical contact as a creative act, challenging the distance between body and artwork.
With harmonic, timeless geometries, the sculpture invites silence, presence, and reflection.
Minimal in form, yet rich in experience, TOCCO becomes a space of resonance—between object and skin, technology and emotion.
Technically, the work integrates capacitive touch sensors and a MIDI system, allowing real-time interaction and performance. Every element is carefully chosen for both aesthetic and functional properties.
Each piece is unique and produced in a limited edition, available in different formats:
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Wall or floor sculpture
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Live performance tool
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Collectible physical-digital hybrid
TOCCO is not just a sculpture. It’s an interface. A sonic portal. A new way of touching art.
Tocco n 5
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2025
Techno Sculpture
Aluminium and Brass and copper on Aluminium
100 x 70 cm
Palermo - Italy
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In this work, I drew inspiration from Wassily Kandinsky, continuing and expanding the dialogue between art and music that defines much of my practice.
Specifically, I reinterpreted his iconic painting Circles in a Circle, revisiting it through a contemporary and deeply personal lens.
The composition unfolds around a dominant central circle that visually anchors the piece, inviting the viewer to reflect on the idea of the universe.
This central element becomes a microcosm—a complex system where every geometric form—circles, lines, and segments—is carefully balanced, evoking harmony and interconnection.
The inverted triangle below and the circle above are rich with symbolic meaning.
The triangle, often linked to the divine and the connection between heaven and earth, enters into dialogue with the circle—a universal symbol of wholeness and perfection.
Their encounter evokes alchemical and spiritual symbolism, suggesting a search for balance between the material and immaterial dimensions.
