Sentire is an Italian word that means both to hear and to feel. The project is about exploring the fine mixture of these two senses and, particularly, to their amplification and morphing.

'Sentire' project was initiated by two Berlin-based artists Marcello Lussana and Olga Kozmanidze in 2016. The project consists of two parts: immersive performance series based on interactive sound and PhD research on human perception. In the course of the project we have been using a device (bracelets) connecting two people to the sound system and tracking distance and touch events between them. We apply and constantly develop a method of device usage according to which participants proceed through a scenario of two phases interaction. Depending on distance and touch between them different sounds are triggered and changing, creating an instant sound feedback. Gradually both hearing and sense of touch morth one into another giving a chance to perceive one's body on a deep level.


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In the course of the performance we invite audience to participate and experience the "Sentire" during individual sessions 6-10 min long. The participants interact with a guide: both of them are connected to the sound system through a device tracking distance and touch between two people.

Both hearing and feeling influence each other, creating a feedback loop of physical, emotional and intellectual experience. Gradually these senses morph into each other giving a chance to deepen body perception. The participants have the possibility to experience some kind of "shared meditation": a deep sensory experience caused by human interaction modulated into instant sound feedback.

The performative work is part of the Phd research on human perception by Marcello Lussana and a constant platform for the thesis examining. The aim is to discover to what extent interactive music can develop proprioperception and introspection. This analysis is carried out through phenomenological interviews with every participants after the experience.

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Current research shows that "Sentire" has a potential for further implementation within the wider context of several disciplines including cognitive and clinic psychology, neuroscience, musicology, linguistic.

In the course of the "Sentire" project we use the results of the research and participants testimonials in order to further develop the "shared meditation" method and interactive design of the device as an alternative tool to expand body perception. Our long-term aims is to make "Sentire" available for a wider audience, so that everyone could practice it autonomously at home, at meditation classes, yoga studios, dance and music classes etc.