Tarek Atoui’s first solo show in Italy brings together new productions in an original composition created specifically for its space and audience.

Using the Shed as a large blank canvas, Tarek Atoui rearranges and recomposes works from one of his previous exhibitions. Starting from the identity of the space (a place of production) and the time coordinates (the days on which the artist sets up the exhibition), he uses them to “improvise” movements, harmonies, and tunings to create a collective experience in a sonic environment. This is the first time that Atoui has conceived an exhibition as an actual device capable of evolving and materializing over time in a given situation, creating a dynamic relationship between space, instruments, and people.

The exhibition is accompanied by a monograph published by Marsilio Editori and a vinyl set featuring recordings of Atoui’s instruments activated by a number of international musicians.

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