BANGKOK, Thailand — 1–4 December 2026 — From 1 to 4 December 2026, Italian composer and sound artist Riccardo Mazza will present INVISIBLE CONNECTIONS: Reconnecting with Nature Through the Living Soundscapes of Coffee in Bangkok. Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute Bangkok in collaboration with Live Promotions, the four-day event hosted at ASVIN Cultural & Contemporary Art Space is dedicated to spatial audio, acoustic ecology, and acousmatic music.
Short Description
An immersive sound work exploring our connection with nature through the living world of coffee. Drawing on field recordings gathered in Sicily at Morettino and the Botanical Garden of Palermo, the composition evokes the life of the plant and its relationship with the surrounding environment. A high-fidelity Genelec loudspeaker system envelops the audience in shifting textures, rhythms, and sonic spaces, shaped live by Mazza. Through listening, coffee transforms a daily ritual into a journey of reconnection with the living systems that sustain the plant and ourselves.
Artistic Project
Coffee is part of the rhythm of our daily lives, yet the living world from which it originates often remains beyond our attention. This new work by Riccardo Mazza invites us to reconnect with that world through an immersive listening experience, drawing on field research and recording sessions carried out in Sicily.
The project explores coffee as living matter—from the hidden world of roots and the movement of sap to the environments in which the plant grows. Field recordings become the raw material for an electroacoustic composition that evokes cycles of growth and the exchanges between plant and environment. Some sounds preserve a recognizable connection to their origins; others unfold into imagined sonic landscapes, inviting listeners to sense the life within and around the plant.
The main event features live acousmatic performances accompanied by visual work by artist Laura Pol, offering the audience a multisensory journey through sound and imagery.
Spatial Listening & Live Performance
The audience is immersed in a spatial listening environment created by a carefully configured high-fidelity Genelec loudspeaker system (Spatial Audio Partner), managed by Fuzion (Audio Technology Partner), surrounding the seating area. The system’s clarity brings subtle textures into focus as sound approaches, recedes, and moves around the listeners. Space itself becomes part of the composition: an intimate sonic detail can expand into an enveloping presence, while a dense texture dissolves into individual sounds, each finding its own place within the room.
During the performance, Mazza interprets the composition through live spatial sound projection, shaping how the materials occupy and move through the listening environment. Each gesture establishes a new relationship between the recorded locations, the exhibition space, and the audience.
At the heart of the work is an invitation to rediscover our place within nature through something deeply rooted in our everyday lives. Coffee thus becomes a thread connecting our daily rituals to the life of the plant and the wider web of relationships that sustains it.
Educational Activities & University Interventions
In addition to the evening sessions and performances open to the public, the program includes a series of educational meetings, masterclasses, and workshops for university students, educators, and professionals in music, visual arts, and multimedia. Academic interventions will feature collaborations with leading Bangkok universities—including Silpakorn University, Mahidol University, and Chulalongkorn University—focusing on electronic music composition, spatial sound techniques, and the intersections between art and emerging technologies.
Event Details & Registration
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Dates: 1–4 December 2026
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Opening Ceremony & Live Performance: Tuesday, 1 December 2026 | 7:00 PM
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Sound Installation & Public Program: 2–4 December 2026
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Venue: ASVIN Cultural & Contemporary Art Space, Bangkok
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Admission: Free entry (advance registration required; limited capacity)
Registration Link: Register via Google Form
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