Dec 19

Dec 19 DI SALVO Presenting HDMI

HDMI — Harmonic Devices, Monitors & Ikebana establishes a cold, clinical ecosystem within the 10 Corso Como Mezzanine. This multimedia installation rejects the invisibility of modern tech, instead centering the hardware as a primary protagonist. A large central table houses three integrated monitors and a series of powder-coated silver speakers. These audio elements share a formal language with the custom metallic vases scattered across the surface, creating a unified industrial aesthetic.

“Nature and hardware find a common language in industrial silver, creating a theater where the act of looking is just as fabricated as the flowers on display.”

The botanical elements, authored by set designer Dimitra Louana Marlanti, consist of synthetic flowers that mimic natural forms without pretending to be alive. Three small cameras, directed by the No Text collective, broadcast these compositions directly to the monitors via HDMI cables. There is no delay and no digital manipulation. The result is a raw, live stream where the physical object and its electronic twin exist in the same field of vision.

As visitors approach the table, they inevitably enter the camera's path. Their presence becomes part of the digital signal. This creates a psychological short circuit: the observer occupies the same visual plane as the artificial flowers. In an era defined by constant self-representation, HDMI makes the act of mediation visible. The screen is no longer a window but a mirror that includes the technology itself. By highlighting the cables, the hardware, and the lenses, the project forces an acknowledgment of the tools that dictate our perception. It is a theater of relations where the impulse to record meets the cold reality of the machine. The installation remains open through December 24, with exclusive silver and black speaker editions available for acquisition.