INVISIBILE — Gita #1

The fifth edition of Convivial Tables, entitled Invisible – Spores, Words, Currents (INVISIBILE — Spore, parole, correnti) and curated by Bogiaisso (Niccolò Moronato and Alice Jasmine Crippa) with Orchestras of AWEdacity (Kayla Archer), begins with a barchino journey in collaboration with Fie a Manetta through and beyond Venice's scenography. 

We follow the green boats that every Tuesday morning leave from all over the island to vanish from sight and consciousness in Sacca Fisola.

We move with the rhythms of those who work the city every day, speaking of schisce — work meals eaten in places that appear on no map. 

We share thoughts and words in the making, their outcome unknown until 19 September in Campo San Lorenzo.

The event will conclude at 12:30pm on the Giudecca island, followed by an optional walk for those who wish to join.

Niccolò Moronato is a visual artist, researcher and translator. Since 2022 they have worked with the fishing community of Chioggia through Bogiaisso, the collective SONAI and Trattoria Guaiana.

Alice Jasmine Crippa is a cultural researcher, co-founder and experience director of Bogiaisso. Since 2023 they have worked with the community of fishers, artisans and hands-on practitioners in Chioggia, curating and co-creating community artistic productions.

Kayla Archer (Barbados) is a writer and researcher based in Mexico City. She is drawn to what Barbadian poet Kamau Brathwaite described as "the submarine unity" of the Caribbean-Latin American region. Together with seven oceanic citizens (Barbados, UK, USA, Germany, Turkey, Italy) she founded Orchestras of AWEdacity, a poetry and performance collective that since 2024 has developed a collective writing methodology inspired by Caribbean Calypso. Each member writes through a sobriquet — an alter ego of the deep that defines their political commitment to the fluid, supranational territory of the ocean.

Fie a Manetta is the first motor-boat school run by women and open to everyone. Theory and practical courses to learn how to navigate the lagoon and Venice's canals, sustainable navigation and slow barchino.