Triton is a cross-media project based on a device conceived as a new exhibition format by Invernomuto. It evolves as an open artwork, circulating both physically and digitally.
Invernomuto is the name of the artistic personality created in 2003 by Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi. Their work is develops in research cycles that develop over extended periods of time: Negus, which explores the convergence of history, myth and magic through the complex and competing legacies of Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selassie I, was developed between 2011 and 2016; Black Med, a platform that intercepts the trajectories of sound through the Mediterranean sea, was initiated in 2018 and it is still ongoing.
Conceived in 2023, Triton draws inspiration from a real colony of tritons, amphibians that have mysteriously inhabited two basins filled with rainwater carved into the rock of Pietra Perduca in Val Trebbia since the Bronze Age.
Pushing further their artistic investigation into palimpsests and timelines, Triton aims to construct a new physical format that allows the integration of an articulated timeline composed of sounds, texts, actions, allowing itself to be enriched by a wide spectrum of contributors. The project culminates in a sentient and portable sculpture, going beyond the traditional concept of the exhibition space, and thus fostering intimate interaction between the hosting institution, the work and its audience.
The artists will launch the project at Haus der Kunst with a listening session during “ECHOES. Plot Twist” in 2025 and a final presentation for ECHOES 2026. Further project partners include Singapore Art Museum; CAFA Beijing; The Cube Project Space, Taipei; Museo d’Arte Orientale, Turin; EPFL, Lausanne; Museion, Bolzano.
This research project is made possible by the Italian Council program 2024.
Curated by Sarah Theurer