Sirens are both marine and human creatures at the same time. Their existence is disturbing and makes us reflect on the ambiguity of life.
In addition, their charming voice offers reflections on the concept of sound and orality and death.
The authors underline how much the sense of hearing is more disastrous and dangerous than the sense of sight. Hearing, unlike sight, is more exposed to the lethal grip of imagination.
Extremo fluctus evokes the story of Ulysses and how he managed to get around the painful trap of their song. Ulysses decided not to have his ears covered, unlike his other companions, who chose not to listen to the magnificent melody to proceed unscathed. For Ulysses, listening to the sirens was like listening to the sound of death. Dalo wrote: “Ulysses tried to accept death, but at the same time wanted to stay alive at all costs. It is the drama of human existence and represents the profound ambition of each of us”.

At the interdisciplinary conference “Le Sirene: Partenope e le altre”, theatrical performances, presentations and performances are the main events. The art installations are located, as in previous editions, in the small square of Capri.
The 2008 edition also includes the award of the “Premio Capri dell’Enigma – arte e letteratura”. Among the winners of the previous editions: Enrico Baj and Eduardo Sanguineti, Luciano Berio and Jacques Roubaud, Mario Persico and Jacqueline Risset, Fabio Carpi.