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ROBERTO OPALIO 'once you'll touch the sky you will never return to dust' - 9x lathe cut records in Art Object

ROBERTO OPALIO
'once you'll touch the sky you will never return to dust'
9x lathe cut records in Art Object

Art Edition in one unique exemplar.

- nine single-sided 8inch square lathe cut records, appositely manufactured by Peter King in New Zealand; handwritten and etched by Roberto Opalio;
- nine original drawings by Roberto Opalio in permanent and indian ink on 20x20 cm Fabriano Artistico 300g paper; signed by the artist;
- notes typewritten by Roberto Opalio, using an Olivetti 82 Diaspron, 1959;
- records, art and typewritten sheets wrapped in silk, tied up with string;
- 26x36x8 cm wooden box appositely designed by Roberto & Maurizio Opalio; entirely hand carved by Maurizio Opalio.

Music by Roberto Opalio: prepared mini-keyboard, handmade shortwave receiver, alientronics, wordless vocalizations.
Recorded on April 23rd, 2011, Alien Zone studio, Western Alps.
No overdubs, no outtakes. Edited in nine parts by Roberto Opalio appositely for this edition.

The box has been handcrafted using a section of "Pinus cembra", a species of pine tree that reaches the alpine tree line; this exemplar comes from the Western Alps, Italy.

This art edition has been commissioned by Marc Beyens.

Copyright 2011 Roberto Opalio. All rights reserved.
Published in October 2011 by Opax Editions.