AXIAL-CORE is an immersive audiovisual installation by LEO PUM operating between orbital infrastructure, ballistic systems, and synthetic organisms. Through truss structures, motorized lighting, LED panels, exposed cabling, fog, and multichannel audio, the piece transforms space into an active transmission system where light, sound, and architecture synchronize as a single entity.

Its radial structure evokes mechanical wings or chimeric prosthetics, suggesting a biomechanical device suspended between a machine, aerospace infrastructure, and a dreamlike robotic beast. Inspired by sound system culture, rave aesthetics, and video game soundtracks such as Shadow of the Colossus, AXIAL-CORE constructs a sensory environment based on sonic pressure, atmospheric density, and luminous control.

The project’s technical direction was developed alongside Marco Ferreira, while the sonic atmosphere, “Ballistic Angel”, created by Diego V. Navarro, brings an epic and contemplative dimension to the installation.

— Leandro Mora