2017
Long night talks. For Robert Adrian is a work by Roberto Paci Dalò created during his residency at TONSPUR – Q21/ MQ MuseumsQuartier Wien in July 2017. The piece is dedicated to Robert Adrian X (1935-2015), a pioneer in art and telecommunications, and is composed by a 8-channel sound work and 7 images.
Roberto Paci Dalò worked on Adrian’s voice using it as a main material for the installation. The visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themeselves in the grain of the voice together with field recordings, instrumental and electronics sounds. A journey into fascinating times and experiences where visitors are surrounded by sounds in the unique TONSPUR multi-channel audio environment. Parallel to the sound work, the artist created a series of 7 drawings conceived as a constellation. A nocturnal sky which is also a graphic score for the piece. The seven drawings remind to the 7 days of an imaginary week together with Robert Adrian in his studio in the Vienna’s Wiednerhauptstraße.