Our first Milan Artist-in-Residence explores the concept of silence in a chaotic city through her audio-visual installation in the Lume Commons.
Capturing the Quiet
Giulia Moretti isn't interested in what the city sounds like. She's interested in what it *doesn't* sound like. As Lume Milan's inaugural Artist-in-Residence, the soundscape designer spent 30 days living in Pod 402, recording the vibrations of the building and the rhythm of the street.
The Installation Her final piece, "Urban Silence," is now playing in the Lume Commons. It uses directional speakers to create "cones of silence"—invisible zones where the background noise of the café disappears, replaced by a synthesized soundscape derived from the building's own resonant frequency.
Q: What surprised you most about living in a pod? **Giulia:** "The intimacy. It's a paradox. You are surrounded by 100 other people, yet you feel completely alone in your private capsule. It's like being in a spaceship in the middle of a crowd."
Q: How does silence shape our experience of luxury? **Giulia:** "We used to think luxury was gold taps and velvet curtains. Now, luxury is the absence of noise. The absence of notifications. Lume provides a canvas of silence, and that is where creativity starts."
Experience "Urban Silence" at Lume Milan through November.
Words by Curatorial Team
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