The lagoon / has the moon / between its legs / playing ball
Venice as a Model for the Future?
May 6 –
October 13, 2023
Photo: Barbara Casavecchia
Past
TBA21–Academy
Programming
After three years under the sun, in 2023 the cycle of walks Venice as a model for the future?, curated by Barbara Casavecchia and Pietro Consolandi, moves into the twilight and the silence of the night. With the title "The lagoon / has the moon / between its legs / playing ball" (after a poem by Etel Adnan, from her book From A to Z, Post-Apollo Press, 1982), this series intends to explore how humans and more than humans co-exist in Venice and its lagoon after dark, when the wave of daily visitors leaves the city, nocturnal birds start to sing, beacons are switched on some boats to catch mullet and cuttlefish, and the moon dictates the movement of tides.
Venice as a model for the future is a cycle of itinerant conversations, curated by Barbara Casavecchia and Pietro Consolandi and guided by activists, scientists, and guardians of this body of water and its inhabitants. The project is part of the three-year research cycle The Current III—“Mediterraneans: ‘Thus waves come in pairs’ (after Etel Adnan)," led by Barbara Casavecchia.
Venice as a model for the future is a cycle of itinerant conversations, curated by Barbara Casavecchia and Pietro Consolandi and guided by activists, scientists, and guardians of this body of water and its inhabitants. The project is part of the three-year research cycle The Current III—“Mediterraneans: ‘Thus waves come in pairs’ (after Etel Adnan)," led by Barbara Casavecchia.
Ocean Space’s 2023 public program is kindly supported by Select Aperitivo and Venezia FC. For more information about Ocean Spaces' ongoing public program click here.