S+T+ARTS Showcase

Talks, screening, and expeditions to celebrate the water and life forms of the Venice Lagoon and commemorate the conclusion of the S+T+ARTS residencies organized by TBA21–Academy that explored ecological and magical propositions for sustainable water management in the Venetian lagoon.

With Frédérique Aït-Touati; Sonia Levy with Heather Ann Swanson, Meredith Root-Bernstein, and Alexandra Arènes; Diego Delas and Leonor Serrano Rivas; and Gražina Subelytė. Special guest: Radio Amnion: Sonic Transmissions Of Care In Oceanic Space.

Organized by TBA21–Academy. Supported by S+T+ARTS.

Drinks supported by Bevande Futuriste.

• 8pm | Radio Amnion. Listening

• 8:15pm | Introduction by Markus Reymann, director of TBA21–Academy and María Montero Sierra, Head of Program of TBA21–Academy and curator

• 8:30pm | "Breathings of the moon", Diego Delas and Leonor Serrano Rivas In Conversation with Grazina Subelyte. Followed by Q&A.

How magic has been deployed to understand new realities across centuries annimates the conversation between the two artists and Gražina Subelytė, Assistant Curator at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice and curator of the currently on view exhibition "Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity". They will explore the artists’ project during their time as STARTS artists-in-residence in Venice and revive historical references including Athanasius Kircher, Max Ernst, among others key figures.

For their final presentation, Delas and Serrano Rivas have conceived "Breathings of the moon. Expedition" a 10 min performance and an expedition, a time capsule into the underwater worlds of the Venice Lagoon and its canals. . Rooted in the idea of a magical trick, it follows the logic of pre-scientific amusement artifacts that looked at the world and its different scales with fresh eyes. The expedition will leave from the Porta d’Acqua at the Cloister every 15 min starting at 8:30pm until 11:30pm. Registration required at this link.

• 9:15pm | Radio Amnion. Listening

• 9:20pm | Keynote by Frédérique Aït-Touati

• 9:45pm | "Points of Life: co-constructing fragments in a shifting Lagoon" by Sonia Levy with Heather Ann Swanson, Meredith Root-Bernstein, and Alexandra Arènes.

"Points of Life: co-constructing fragments in a shifting Lagoon" presents the research phase of the group’s field-based inquiry stemming from their time during the STARTS4Water residency. Through textual reflections on the research, film and mapping works in progress, the authors stay with the fragments, raising questions about how we co-constitute worlds with other beings and materials in the aftermath of hydrological modifications.

• 10:20pm | In Conversation Frédérique Aït-Touati, Alexandra Arènes, Sonia Levy, Meredith Root-Bernstein, and Heather Ann Swanson with Markus Reymann. Followed by Q&A

• 11:00pm | Radio Amnion, introduction by Jol Thoms.

“Radio Amnion: Sonic Transmissions Of Care In Oceanic Space” is a multi-year sound art project by Jol Thoms, commissioning and relaying new compositions by contemporary artists. This time, the radio will exceptionally transmit from Venice, offering the magic of an immersive sonic experience to the celebration of the summer solstice.

“Becoming Fresh & Salty Drops (of water)” is a month-long program celebrating the water and life forms of the Venice Lagoon from ecological and magical perspectives, curated by María Montero Sierra. Organized by TBA21–Academy and supported by S+T+ARTS.