Filip Borelli - Explorations

23/10/2026

On view at MSU Zagreb (Museum of Contemporary Art) as part of Device_art 8.026, organised by KONTEJNER, until 27 October.

17/10/2026

Strobe frequency modulation / 8-axis rig / persistence of vision.

10/10/2026

At Device_art 8.026, I translated the acoustic memory of Zagreb’s iconic Vjesnik building into permanent photograms. Using resonant frequencies from 1971 blueprints and a laser rig, sub-bass sound exposed standing waves directly onto photo paper—developed live before an audience.

Organized by KONTEJNER & Vestige at MSU Zagreb.

28/09/2026

Filip Borelli uživo u MSU Zagreb 〰️ laser svjetlom iscrtava zvuk zgrade Vjesnika i osvjetljava ga na fotografski papir.

U izvedbi „Zvučni trag” Vjesnika, Musica Subsonica 0.1 reproducira akustični nacrt zgrade. Fotografije se razvijaju na licu mjesta.

Festival Device_art 8.026
🌀 29. 9. u 19:30 – izvedba, ulaz slobodan
⚡️ 2. 10. u 18:00 – razgovor s umjetnikom, uz ulaznicu
Instalacija je izložena do 27. 10.
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Filip Borelli live at MSU Zagreb 〰️ a laser draws the sound of the Vjesnik building in light and exposes it onto photographic paper.

In the performance “Sonic Trace” of Vjesnik, Musica Subsonica 0.1 plays back the building’s acoustic blueprint. The prints are developed on site.

Device_art 8.026 festival
🌀29 Sept, 19:30 – performance, free entry
⚡️2 Oct, 18:00 – artist talk, ticketed

Installation on view until 27 Oct.

26/09/2026

Building my custom machine that converts room acoustics into visual geometry using sub-bass & lasers. ⚡️

After 2 years of research, I'm bringing this setup to Device_Art Festival 8.026! Join me for a live analog sonic trace performance at the opening.

🗓️ Opening: Sept 29 at 19:00 | Exhibition: Sept 29 – Oct 27 | MSU Zagreb

KONTEJNER | biro suvremene umjetničke prakse

24/09/2026

Musica Subsonica 0.1 @ Device_art 8.026 🔊🔊〰️

🗓 29 Sept – 27 Oct 2026
📍 Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb (MSU)

At the opening on 29 September at 7 pm, I will perform the making of analogue sonic imprints of space. Come and see how it works. Every enclosed space has its own standing waves – low frequencies determined by its dimensions, shape and material, which can be calculated and made visible. Eight subwoofers connected to tensioned threads turn this sound into vibration of the threads.

A 405 nm UV laser cuts across the threads and traces the path of the vibration onto a phosphorescent screen. The green trace lingers for a few moments, then fades. Using a light controller, visitors tune the stroboscopic light and can freeze the vibration or set it in motion.

A permanent trace is made in darkness, when the vibration of the space in which the work stands is recorded directly onto analogue black-and-white photographic paper. At that point nothing is visible on the paper yet. The imprint appears only in the developer, gradually – the final stage of the work.

The work was prompted by the 2020 Zagreb earthquake, a 14 Hz seismic event, and was made with the support of KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis.

The work uses stroboscopic lighting and a UV laser and may not be suitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy.

19/09/2026

Why does the laser geometry lock at 25.0 Hz?

Zero CGI, zero editing—just raw physics and light frequency aligning in real time. Drop your theory in the comments. ⚡️

18/09/2026

05/09/2026

After the first 1/1 photogram of Tehran’s Mirror Hall was collected, I returned to the darkroom to complete the room's harmonic chord.

Using UNESCO blueprints & standing wave frequencies, low-frequency sound drives a laser to expose analog paper in real time. 2 new larger 1/1 pieces now available.

DM to acquire.

29/08/2026

No camera, no negative. The image is drawn by a laser onto silver gelatin paper in the dark, driven by an acoustic recording of the Hall of Mirrors at Golestan Palace.

One print. 1/1. Signed and dated.

The rest is just packing: glassine, gloves, certificate, a personal note, the catalogue, two boards taped shut. Every piece leaves the studio the same way.

Other rooms are already on paper. DM me or email on [email protected]