ENRICO CONIGLIO

In Castelpoto, in the heart of the old village, “dS > 0″ was born: a sound bench created during the S(t)uoni Art Residency.

The starting point for the work is “tiembo”, a word from the local dialect that suggests a perception of time different from the linear, measurable one. A time that does not simply pass, but remains embedded in places, stones, architecture, sacred spaces and ruins. A time that, in some way, continues to resonate.

This was where my work in Castelpoto began: by listening to the village and to its presences, but also to its absences. I collected environmental sounds, resonances, vibrations and subtle traces of the soundscape, trying to approach what normally remains in the background. The wind moving through the stones, the resonances of empty spaces, sounds that emerge and disappear all became compositional material.

“dS > 0″ therefore takes the form of a very simple device: a bench on which to sit and from which to listen. Made of Cautano stone and corten steel, it establishes a physical relationship with the place, while a QR code provides access to the sound composition. The sound composition can also be listened to online here.

“dS > 0″ is an invitation to sit down, slow down and listen to what remains. And perhaps also to what, as we listen, is already disappearing.

The project was developed as part of S(t)uoni Art Residency – Events of Art and Culture, curated by Leandro Pisano / Interzona APS, promoted by the Municipality of Castelpoto and funded through the PNRR – Mission 1, Component 3, Culture 4.0, Investment 2.1 “Attractiveness of Historic Villages”.

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My track “riflesso di immersione” has been released as part of homework – year 10, taâlem’s end-of-year compilation.

taâlem is a label I’ve been following and appreciating for a long time, so being included in this tenth edition means a lot to me. “riflesso di immersione” is a slow, inward-looking piece, conceived as a deep listening experience rather than something meant to be consumed quickly. Placing it within this context feels natural, as it resonates with the overall aesthetic and spirit of the compilation.

homework – year 10 was released on December 25 and is available on Bandcamp and major streaming platforms.

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“Western Simulacrum” by Emanuele Mengotti, audio installation by Enrico Coniglio @ Galleria d’arte Comunale di Faenza, Voltone della Molinella

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“Western Simulacrum” was born from the need to cross through the mirage — to understand how an image can become flesh, how a dream can turn into destiny.

The exhibition explores the West as a mental construction before being a geographical one.
It begins with an inherited memory: the West imagined by a father who never saw it and recounted it to his son, evolving through Polaroids taken in the most marginal and authentic corners of America by the artist himself. These images enter into dialogue with a selection of original postcards from the last century, featuring handwritten texts whose words feel more timely than ever today. The exhibition weaves together family intimacy, myth-making, national ideology, and what America still dares to dream of itself.

It is not an exhibition about the West, but about the desire for the West — about what remains when the myth falters yet keeps stubbornly beating. Between apparition and disorientation, a wounded symbol reemerges — the trace of a revelation that touches both personal memory and the American present.