Frequencies of Belonging

A site-specific audiovisual installation exploring the emotional landscape of belonging through voice, light, and data-driven sound.

Frequencies of Belonging is a site-specific generative installation merging emotional data, voice archives, and real-time audiovisual technology to explore the elusive, intimate, and deeply personal concept of “home.”

Premiered on April 11th, 2025, in Genoa (Italy), the installation takes over the top of the Torre Piacentini, the tallest building in the city, as part of NexusProjects, a public art programme curated to activate architectural landmarks through digital media and technology.

Visible each evening from April 11th to May 12th, the work transforms the city’s skyline into a living soundscape of shared memories. It unfolds across two integrated layers:
 — a 128 m² (1,377.78 Square Feet) LED wall atop the historic Terrazza Colombo, overlooking Genoa's port and sea
 — an immersive room made of 19 screens, responsive to the voices of people

The Concept
What defines a home? A person? A sound? A moment of stillness?

Frequencies of Belonging was born from the desire to explore what “belonging” really means—beyond geography, beyond architecture.  The project began with an open call, launched via Tiziana’s Instagram, inviting people to respond to a single question using their voice: “What does home mean to you?”

Over 100 people shared their answers. The recordings were treated not as raw material, but as human data—sonic traces of identity, memory, absence, and presence. These intimate voice notes became the core data source for the artwork.

The Process
Each voice was mapped into a set of sonic parameters—frequency, amplitude, rhythm, breath, and silence. These were then sonified and visualised using a custom-built audio-reactive system developed in TouchDesigner.

Rather than pre-rendered animation, the installation is fully generative and real-time, producing ever-evolving visual forms directly shaped by the nuance and emotion