Iginio de Luca's Carborundum: Giving Voice to Stone at Litografia Bulla
Iginio de Luca has introduced 'Carborundum', a unique sound installation at the historic Litografia Bulla in Rome, where stone gets to share its voice. In this piece, De Luca extracted a drawing by another artist from the stone, capturing the rhythmic sounds made during the process. He then engraved this audio waveform onto the stone using lithography, turning sound into a visible representation. This idea echoes Robert Rauschenberg’s famous 1953 erasure of a De Kooning work. 'Carborundum' is the fifteenth installment in the 'Passaggi' series launched in 2020 by Beatrice and Flaminia Bulla. Visitors can experience the installation at two listening stations within the studio on Via del Vantaggio, which has previously collaborated with many renowned artists.
Key facts
- Iginio de Luca created 'Carborundum', a sound artwork at Litografia Bulla in Rome.
- The artist erased a drawing on stone by another artist, recording the sound of the erasure.
- The audio waveform was hand-engraved onto the same stone, making sound visible.
- The act references Robert Rauschenberg's 1953 erasure of a De Kooning drawing.
- 'Carborundum' is the fifteenth installment of the 'Passaggi' exhibition project.
- Passaggi was started in 2020 by Beatrice and Flaminia Bulla.
- The work is presented in two listening stations at Litografia Bulla on Via del Vantaggio.
- Litografia Bulla has collaborated with artists such as Toti Scialoja, Mario Schifano, Georg Baselitz, Jim Dine, Cesare Tacchi, Tano Festa, Dennis Hopper, Carl Andre, Carla Accardi, Robert Barry, and Jannis Kounellis.
Entities
Artists
- Iginio de Luca
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Willem de Kooning
- Toti Scialoja
- Mario Schifano
- Georg Baselitz
- Jim Dine
- Cesare Tacchi
- Tano Festa
- Dennis Hopper
- Carl Andre
- Carla Accardi
- Robert Barry
- Jannis Kounellis
- Enzo Cucchi
- Beatrice Bulla
- Flaminia Bulla
- Roberta Pisa
Institutions
- Litografia Bulla
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Via del Vantaggio