INVISIBILE — Gita #2

An amphibious outing between canals and stone, in and out of Venice's stage set. We'll set off from Tronchetto — its contradictions and its edges — on a journey that trails those who resupply Venice every day, complications and all. 

We'll split into two groups to observe, from land and from water, the invisible frictions Venice imposes daily on those who work the city. We'll let ourselves be guided by what we see and by the schisce — the workers' meals and where they're eaten, revealing geographies that appear on no map. 

From 12pm, there will be an optional walk for those who wish to join.

We'll look at the lagoon through the eyes of the more or less visible agents who silently transform it — thoughts and words in the making, whose outcome will remain unknown until September 19 in Campo San Lorenzo.

A program curated by Bogiaisso (Niccolò Moronato e Alice Jasmine Crippa) with Orchestras of AWEdacity (Kayla Archer), produced in collaboration with Fie a Manetta.

To ensure the success of the event and given the limited number of places, we are launching an Open Call to form the group that will take part in the trip.

You can apply by completing the form at this link by Saturday 16 May.

Those selected will be notified by email by 20 May.

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.