Irina Suteu explores achieving harmonic motion in groups of people similar to murmurations of starlings in urban environments. She observes Stormo rEvolution performances, which involve participants synchronizing movements to sound. Her research identifies factors influencing flow, such as participants, sound, conductor, and setting. She studies the transformation of sound and spaces during different performance phases. The goal is an "urban performance and exploration into the emotional collective intelligence."

1. The murmur of space.
Stormo rEvolution,
an urban performance and
exploration into the emotional
collective intelligence.
Irina Suteu
Naba (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) Milano, Italy
irina.suteu@gmail.com

2. Murmuration
/məːməːˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
A murmuration, is the term used to describe the
mesmerizing display put on by troops of starling
birds […] that swarm the skies in a performance
of synchronized aerial feats before choosing a
place to nest for the night.
STARFLAG PROJECT
http://murmuration.weebly.com
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3. Collective noun,
a substantive that (in the
singular) denotes a
collection or number of
individuals (Oxford
English Dictionary), and
introduce it as both name
and action.
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4. How to achieve the harmonic motion of the
murmuration of starlings, with a group of people in
urban environments ?
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5. Stormo
STORMO rEVOLUTION
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6. Context and locations
Interior venues –
Fabbrica del Vapore

7. Context and locations
Interior venues
Museo Leonardo DaVinci

8. Context and locations
Interior venues
Assab One

9. Context and locations
Exterior public spaces
Corso Buenos Aires

10. Context and locations
Exterior public spaces
Fabbrica del Vapore

11. Context and locations
Exterior public spaces
Piazza Leonardo DaVinci

12. Research methods:
• Participated observation in more than 10
sessions and workshops since 2013.
• Un-structured conversations with the
expert performers and Effetto Larsen
co-founders.
• Structured interviews with the participants.
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13. Initial findings:
• Understanding the 3 main phases of the
performance.
• Identification of 2 different spaces: an
internal space created by the performers, an
external space determined by the physical
boundaries of the venue.
• Individuation of 4 factors that influence the
flow of the performance: the participants,
the sound, the conductor, the setting.
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14. Development of the performance in
different phases
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15. Transformation of sound according to
the different phases
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16. The evolution of internal and
external spaces
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17. Assab One

19. Film

22. Thank you!
Questions?
irina_suteu@docenti.naba.it
http://www.effettolarsen.it