Venice / Italy

San Servolo, Venice International University

Artists and curators present water-related projects from their countries, illustrating the multiple facets of this resource and its impact on their cultures.
Central to the event are topics such as the controversial lagoon project ‘MoSE’ aimed at saving Venice and the question about the role of art as observer, preventor and mediator within sociological and political decision-making processes as well as conveyor of a message from the natural sciences.

Participants

Curators: Juan Carlos Betancourt (Latein America), Ark Fongsmut (Thailand), Marcus Graf (Turkey),
Serafine Lindemann (Germany), Marianne Maasland (Netherlands), Christian Schoen (Iceland)
Artists: Kalle Laar (Germany), Rúrí (Iceland), Gaston Ramirez Feltrin (Italy/ Mexico)
Filmmaker: Frank Sauer (Germany)
Photography: Mila Pavan (Italy)
Technology: Bernd Wiemann (Vodafone Group R&D)
Science: Stefano Micelli (Dean of VIU), Marco Bettiol (TeDIS Researcher VIU), Lorenzo Cinotti (Creative Programme VIU)
Media: Sven Ricklefs (Bayerischer Rundfunk),
Iris Rodriguez (freelanced Journalist)