Ghost Track: the content of a music album, whose existence is not listed on the cover or within the publication's information.

Ghost Track (Lozio) is the work of the artistic residence falía* Air 2023 in Val Camonica.
The duality between existence and non-existence is the theme of the work, an essential aspect when considering contemporary society: everything is devoted to the explicit demonstration of one's presence in the world, leaving no room for the hidden and unmanifested, which are, however, crucial for giving meaning to our existence. The artwork is thus a collection of objects and visions attempting to restore value to the unseen and seemingly insignificant, because they are hidden.
The reflection on these themes starts from the concept of ghost track and the dimension of surprise, wonder, perplexity and confusion that arises when one discovers that the listening album continues beyond its technical end. In this way, an intimate and almost secret communication is emphasized between the musicians and their patient listeners. This hidden track can only be discovered by those who do not experience listening in a fast and distracted manner, but who have the audacity to wait through those interminable - and sometimes almost unbearable - seconds of silence between the declared tracks and the hidden one.
Just as the ghost track is a musical composition that is seemingly not present on paper, in a broader sense, Lozio is a village that does not exist. While the hamlets of Villa, Sucinva, Laveno and Sommaprada have tangible locations and realities, Lozzio is merely a name without concrete tangibility. It can therefore be considered a true ghost track, like the hidden fifth track - yet so evident - of the surrounding valley.
This duality between the manifest and the hidden is also well represented in the mountainous environment characterizing Lozio's landscape. The mountain embodies the essence of the hidden and the act of seeing without being seen. The woods, in particular, with their inhabitants at the edge of the wild and the monstrous, symbolized everything that could not be fully known and were thus exorcised through legends and folk stories. This gave rise to the wild man, a legendary figure widespread in the Alps and Apennines, which in Valle Camonica's tales corresponds to the character of the barbaluf. This figure is always a liminal presence between humanity and untamed animality. It is a giant man who, despite its considerable size, remains unseen, covered in hair, with long hair and beard, dressed in leaves, tree bark, moss or animal skins, carrying a staff used for defense, procuring food and gaining grater stability during its movements.