Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio: music, art, and the spaces between
Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio, a musician and sound artist hailing from Rome, delves into the realms of theater, film, and visual arts. He trained in dhrupad singing and sitar at Fondazione Cini in Venice. His collaboration with Giorgio Andreotta Calò began in 2005 for a video project at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Barberio composed "The Garden" (2021–22) alongside Fanny & Alexander and provided sound design for "Sylvie e Bruno" (2021–23), earning the Premio UBU 2024. In 2012, he established Spazio Aereo and introduced Cosmo in 2020. He released his debut album "In Cosmo" with Cosmogram in 2022. In 2023, he co-created Portals and worked with Gavin Bryars at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Recent endeavors include "Un Soffio Elettrico" and the forthcoming EP "Lagrimae."
Key facts
- Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio is a Rome-born musician and sound artist.
- He studied dhrupad singing and sitar at Fondazione Cini in Venice.
- He collaborated with Giorgio Andreotta Calò in 2005 for a video work at the 2024 Venice Biennale.
- He composed and toured 'The Garden' (2021–22) with Fanny & Alexander.
- He won the Premio UBU 2024 with Mirto Baliani for 'Trilogia della Città di K.'
- He founded Cosmo in 2020 in a former church on Giudecca Island, Venice.
- He created Cosmogram label in 2022, releasing his debut solo album 'In Cosmo'.
- He co-created Portals, broadcasting the acoustic environment of his church to Paris and Berlin in 2023.
- He assisted Gavin Bryars for the 2024 Venice Biennale Italian Pavilion.
- Upcoming EP 'Lagrimae' with Claron McFadden is due in February 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio
- Giorgio Andreotta Calò
- Luigi De Angelis
- Mirto Baliani
- Gavin Bryars
- Caterina Barbieri
- Kali Malone
- Brian Eno
- David Tremlett
- Stephen O'Malley
- Sofia Pozdniakova
- Giovanni Mancuso
- Claron McFadden
- Steve Reich
- Anselm Kiefer
- Samantha Stella
Institutions
- Fondazione Cini
- Fondazione In Between Art Film
- Complesso dell'Ospedaletto
- Fanny & Alexander
- Romaeuropa Festival
- Muziektheater Transparant
- Spazio Aereo
- Cosmo
- Cosmogram
- Festival FTMA
- I dischi del mulo
- C.S.I.
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Venice
- Marghera
- Giudecca
- Paris
- France
- Berlin
- Germany
- Genoa
- Milan