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A young artist has designed exhaust pipes to be played like trumpets: A traveling concert in Milan

Un giovane artista ha progettato delle marmitte da suonare come trombe. A Milano il concerto itinerante

Emerging artist Aronne Pleuteri will debut a mobile performance titled "Mototrombe!" during Milan Art Week on April 17, 2026. The event features a parade of sound sculptures crafted from salvaged automotive exhaust pipes, which have been welded and reconfigured into hybrid instruments. Led by composer Dario Buccino, the procession will travel from Milan’s Central Station to the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, where the sculptures will remain on display through April 26.

The project serves as a contemporary dialogue with historical avant-garde movements, specifically referencing Luigi Russolo’s Futurist "intonarumori." By transforming industrial waste into instruments that produce mechanical roars and human-like wails, Pleuteri explores themes of urban noise, social anxiety, and the dissolution of the modern world. The performance highlights Pleuteri's rising status in the Italian art scene, following his inclusion in the prestigious Iannaccone Collection and his recognition as a finalist for the Cairo Prize.