**Project Summary:**

Garden Hermits is a live audiovisual performance that fuses experimental music,

immersive visuals, and scientific exploration. The music reacts to real-time footage

captured by an on-stage microscope, revealing a stunning microcosm of

microorganisms. Interactive visuals guide the narrative, while spatial surround sound

envelops the audience in a fully immersive sonic experience.

Organic samples—collected from the venue’s surroundings, often by the audience—

include fragments of leaves, insects, and water droplets. These close-ups transform into

a surreal, alien landscape where nature’s microscopic world becomes a stage for

abstract storytelling.

This synaesthetic journey transcends traditional performances, exploring the symbiotic

relationships and ecological harmony of microscopic organisms, from the atomic level to

a much broader perspective.

  
**Performance Format:**

This unique event consists of a 45-minute live performance featuring surround music

performed by Rocco Romano, blending improvised ambient sounds, film music, and

electronic elements using guitar, synthesizers, and various electronic devices.

Depending on the venue’s needs, Garden Hermits can also take the form of a self-playing

exhibition, where live-streamed footage generates and alternates evolving musical

textures for extended durations.
  
  

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