Invernomuto. Triton

Triton is a cross-media research project by Invernomuto that unfolds between sculpture, sound, and fiction. Conceived as a sentient and portable device, Triton transforms data from a living ecosystem into sound and light, creating a constantly evolving composition.

Rooted in a real colony of newts inhabiting two rock basins in Pietra Perduca, northern Italy, since the Bronze Age, the project intertwines natural history and technological speculation. The device observes its environment—tracking water levels, light conditions, and the movement of the tritons—and translates these signals into aural and luminous patterns.

Blending ancient myth with living technologies, Triton becomes a companion organism—part oracle, part instrument—prompting reflection on interspecies communication, reciprocity, and the emotional resonance of machines.

The project is developed with contributions from artists including Flora Yin-Wong, Lamin Fofana, Kareem Lotfy, Hexorcismos, and Florian Hecker, expanding the work’s network across time and geography. It also extends through a series of Listening Sessions—live performances that activate the sonic dimension of Triton and share its evolving narrative.

Experience Triton via the artist’s website and during “ECHOES. Skin Contact” at Haus der Kunst. 

Invernomuto is the name under which Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi have collaborated since 2003. Based in Milan, they develop long-term research projects that generate interconnected cycles of work. Their open, rhizomatic approach spans moving images, sound and performance. 

A project by Invernomuto
Programming and Hardware Components: Atelier-E
Music Software Programming and Sound Design: Luca Mucci 
Visual Identity, Strategy and Web Development: To New Entities, Darius Ou, OKOK Services 
Object Shell: 6AM
Artists’ Assistant: Boris Cassanmagnago

Curated by Sarah Theurer

Commissioned by Haus der Kunst München and supported by the Italian Council (2024), promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, with the support of PAN and partners including the Singapore Art Museum, The Cube Project Space (Taipei), EPFL (Lausanne), MAO (Turin), Museion (Bolzano) and La Becque (La Tour-de-Peilz).

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