Rusu, Invisible City

Rusu connects Kena: Bridge of Spirits — an action-adventure game by Ember Lab known for its animation, mythologically inspired storytelling, and seamless gameplay — with Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, a seminal work that deconstructs urban spaces through poetic and philosophical meditations. Rusu is an invisible city where memory is inscribed into architecture, its walls bearing the “scorch marks of burned lives”. Here, nothing is erased; every experience accumulates, shaping the city’s essence. Reflecting Calvino’s paradoxes, Rusu embodies the “inferno of the living”, a metaphor for the contradictions of contemporary existence, where individuals navigate the tension between life’s relentless flow and personal aspirations. Blending interactive media and literary inspiration, Rusu challenges perceptions of memory, space, and identity, inviting reflection on the unseen forces shaping lived experiences.