The Project
Through artistic commissions, residencies, educational activities and public showcases, SISS engages artists, students and audiences across Italy and abroad, building a creative community and promoting innovation in both artistic practices and didactic approaches.
The Project
Through artistic commissions, residencies, educational activities and public showcases, SISS engages artists, students and audiences across Italy and abroad, building a creative community and promoting innovation in both artistic practices and didactic approaches.
Work Package #1
A project dedicated to the rediscovery and enhancement of the Italian audiovisual heritage through live music.
Major Italian composers —from Giacomo Puccini and Riccardo Zandonai to Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Egisto Macchi — are reinterpreted by orchestras and ensembles in innovative film-concerts.
The project involves AFAM students and prominent cultural institutions to create new ways of experiencing classic Italian films.
Work Package #2
Through an international open call, young artists under 35 are invited to propose original works combining sound and image.
The winners, selected by an international jury, will receive support to produce their creations.
The project aims to foster innovation in digital arts and audiovisual languages, encouraging experimentation across electronic music, acoustic instruments, and contemporary media.
Work Package #3
This WP explores new expressive forms based on the human voice and its prosodic flow.
Innovative orchestral and ensemble compositions integrate vocal recordings and historical footage to represent speech through acoustic instruments.
Work Package #4
Cutting-edge technologies such as LiDAR and drones are used to capture and reinterpret Italian landscapes in immersive audiovisual works. Guided by internationally renowned artists, students and professionals create new content that reflects on environmental and cultural transformations. The project seeks to spark a global dialogue on the balance between digital innovation and ecological awareness.
Work Package #5
WP5 aims to renew the storytelling of Italy’s artistic heritage — both historical and contemporary — through interactive and immersive audiovisual installations. Starting from archival materials, a multidisciplinary team will create flexible and modular experiences suitable for a variety of exhibition spaces. The goal is to engage audiences with new ways of interacting with Italy’s cultural memory.
Work Package #6
This work package fosters the creation of large-scale and modular audiovisual works, new media art, and live performances. Two advanced production centers — the IRIS studio (Conservatory of Lecce) and IED Milan — collaborate to merge traditional artistry with cutting-edge technologies. Through workshops, lectures, and mentorships with renowned artists, the project generates new multimedia content that reinterprets historical materials and showcases Italy’s cultural heritage in contemporary forms.
Work Package #7
The IRIS Hub, coordinated by the Conservatorio of Lecce, serves as a state-of-the-art center for research and production in acoustics and intermedia art. Connected virtually with partner facilities in Trento and Milan, IRIS focuses on immersive sound technologies, electroacoustic research, and AI-driven creative processes. The hub supports all related project productions, fosters collaboration between artists and technologists, and contributes to advancing innovative practices in sound and multimedia art.
Work Package #8
Led by IULM University, this work package provides scientific support across the project’s activities. It coordinates research on music and sound in audiovisual formats and the role of voice and technology. The WP includes international conferences, publications, and collaborations with doctoral programs, as well as outreach initiatives in high schools and public events. Through these activities, the project promotes a deeper understanding of Italy’s audiovisual culture and fosters knowledge exchange at both academic and public levels.
Work Package #1
A project dedicated to the rediscovery and enhancement of the Italian audiovisual heritage through live music.
Major Italian composers —from Giacomo Puccini and Riccardo Zandonai to Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Egisto Macchi — are reinterpreted by orchestras and ensembles in innovative film-concerts.
The project involves AFAM students and prominent cultural institutions to create new ways of experiencing classic Italian films.
Work Package #2
Through an international open call, young artists under 35 are invited to propose original works combining sound and image.
The winners, selected by an international jury, will receive support to produce their creations.
The project aims to foster innovation in digital arts and audiovisual languages, encouraging experimentation across electronic music, acoustic instruments, and contemporary media.
Work Package #3
This WP explores new expressive forms based on the human voice and its prosodic flow.
Innovative orchestral and ensemble compositions integrate vocal recordings and historical footage to represent speech through acoustic instruments.
Work Package #4
Cutting-edge technologies such as LiDAR and drones are used to capture and reinterpret Italian landscapes in immersive audiovisual works. Guided by internationally renowned artists, students and professionals create new content that reflects on environmental and cultural transformations. The project seeks to spark a global dialogue on the balance between digital innovation and ecological awareness.
Work Package #5
WP5 aims to renew the storytelling of Italy’s artistic heritage — both historical and contemporary — through interactive and immersive audiovisual installations. Starting from archival materials, a multidisciplinary team will create flexible and modular experiences suitable for a variety of exhibition spaces. The goal is to engage audiences with new ways of interacting with Italy’s cultural memory.
Work Package #6
This work package fosters the creation of large-scale and modular audiovisual works, new media art, and live performances. Two advanced production centers — the IRIS studio (Conservatory of Lecce) and IED Milan — collaborate to merge traditional artistry with cutting-edge technologies. Through workshops, lectures, and mentorships with renowned artists, the project generates new multimedia content that reinterprets historical materials and showcases Italy’s cultural heritage in contemporary forms.
Work Package #7
The IRIS Hub, coordinated by the Conservatorio of Lecce, serves as a state-of-the-art center for research and production in acoustics and intermedia art. Connected virtually with partner facilities in Trento and Milan, IRIS focuses on immersive sound technologies, electroacoustic research, and AI-driven creative processes. The hub supports all related project productions, fosters collaboration between artists and technologists, and contributes to advancing innovative practices in sound and multimedia art.
Work Package #8
Led by IULM University, this work package provides scientific support across the project’s activities. It coordinates research on music and sound in audiovisual formats and the role of voice and technology. The WP includes international conferences, publications, and collaborations with doctoral programs, as well as outreach initiatives in high schools and public events. Through these activities, the project promotes a deeper understanding of Italy’s audiovisual culture and fosters knowledge exchange at both academic and public levels.
