THERMOCENE

A TRANSMEDIAL PROJECT

In an era of inevitable change, where no place remains untouched by human presence, Thermocene asks an unsettling question:

How can we turn collapse into a new form of collective form?

A film, an exhibition, a live performance, a publication.

ZERO IMPACT DOES NOT EXIST

Thermocene asks an unsettling question: how do we transform collapsing chaos into a new collective form? How do we listen in a world where silence is never free from human presence? Across continents, visionary minds experiment with new ways of inhabiting the planet, reshaping daily gestures, work, food, movement, and community. Not as utopia, but as condition.

Meanwhile, two composers withdraw to 3,000 metres in the Alps. In the apparent silence of high altitude, they record hidden frequencies and traces of human activity. What appears remote is already permeated. From these signals emerges a contemporary symphony, not as demonstration but as experience: silence is saturated, there is no outside, no neutral ground: zero impact does not exist.

HOT DOCS FORUM – TORONTO

THERMOCENE is the only Italian project selected among 16 projects in development from around the world at the Hot Docs Forum 2026 in Toronto, one of the leading international documentary…

CPH: FORUM – COPENAGHEN

Thermocene was selected for CPH:FORUM 2025, the industry platform of CPH:DOX and one of the world's leading markets for documentary and transmedia projects. As the only Italian project selected for…

GAMEC – BERGAMO

7 June - 14 September 2025 GAMeC, Via San Tomaso 53, Bergamo Thermocene was presented in the Project Room of GAMeC as part of Mountain Forgets You by EX., within…

GALLERIE D’ITALIA – TORINO

Thermocene premiered through an exhibition unfolding across three locations for Gallerie d'Italia, one of Europe's leading institutions for photography and contemporary visual culture. The project was presented within the museum's…

GALLERIE D’ITALIA – TORINO

Live Performance by Giorgio Ferrero and Rodolfo Mongitore Thermocene Live is an audiovisual performance by Giorgio Ferrero and Rodolfo Mongitore (Mybosswas), transforming environmental data, radio transmissions, field recordings and moving…
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