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Cavenago, with his installation at Galleria Fumagalli in 2003, transforms the exhibition space into a theatre of unexpected movements and contrasting sensations. Using a sawn oak trunk divided into 24 irregular hexahedrons, the artist creates unique random shapes, each with its own identity. Each element is equipped with an industrial motor vibrator, connected via an electric cable of varying length to a proximity detector mounted vertically on the wall.
As visitors pass through the space, the detectors activate the motor vibrators one after the other. Suddenly, the pieces of wood come alive, moving across the floor with an energy seemingly of their own. The dull, rhythmic sound, combined with the erratic movements, creates a hypnotic and disturbing effect, evoking the image of a tree torn to pieces and brought back to life like a zombie.
This animation of the oak fragments almost seems like an attempt to block the passage or attack the visitor, similar to a pack of stray dogs. The work, with its ability to transform inanimate objects into almost living entities, induces a profound reflection on the relationship between life and matter, control and chaos.
Cavenago with his creative Fremito succeeds in involving the audience in a dynamic and disturbing experience, in which art becomes a living and palpitating interaction. The arrangement and movement of the pieces, the sound produced and the interaction with the space make the work a multi-sensory experience that invites reflection on the value and meaning of error, randomness and life itself.
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