L´OMBRA DELLA LUCE

L´OMBRA DELLA LUCE.

For a long period of time, Nasan Tur has focussed his research on the power of political speeches and how they are presented. Composition, rhythm, emphasis.  Also the way how they were and are broadcasted into the world over television, internet, and radio. Using classical music that finds its roots in political speeches, the beauty becomes riddled with cracks and breaks. Related to these researches is L’ombra della luce. In 2014, during his stay in Rome, Nasan Tur moved often to Villa Torlonia, captured by the beauty and history of the architectural complex. Back in Germany, he developed this experience into a visual/aucustic installation, L´OMBRA DELLA LUCE, intended for the ground floor, first floor and  bunker of the Casino Nobile. This site specific project consists in an audio translation of some speeches by Benito Mussolini (who lived in the house from 1925 to 1943) to reflect on the ability of expression and communication that the voice, especially that of people with a strong personality, can embody. L´OMBRA DELLA LUCE, in this sense, is one of a series of installations, designed to be developed in the future. The work can be considered as an approach to reveal the complex function of political speeches and their impact on people in a loaded historical enviorment. The performance of the song is also the central subject of a video shot in the same setting that inspired the piece.            

Pier Paolo Pancotto