As Above, So Below Collateral Event at Venice Biennale Explores Oceanic Intelligence
So there’s this awesome exhibition called As Above, So Below, happening right now at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. It’s put together by One Ocean Foundation and ZEITGEIST19, with Elizabeth Zhivkova and Farah Piriye Coene curating it. You can check it out at the beautiful Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano on Giudecca in Venice. The show features seven artists from around the world, including Marshmallow Laser Feast and Yoko Shimizu. They have some really cool immersive pieces, sound art, and even AI stuff. Two highlights are Marshmallow Laser Feast’s 'Seeing Echoes in the Mind of the Whale' and Antoine Bertin’s 'Fish String Theory,' both exploring the ocean's role and the importance of modern art in conveying its messages.
Key facts
- As Above, So Below is a Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
- The exhibition is organized by One Ocean Foundation and ZEITGEIST19.
- Curated by Elizabeth Zhivkova and Farah Piriye Coene.
- Takes place in the former Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano on Giudecca, Venice, now Fabbrica H3.
- Features seven artists/collectives: Marshmallow Laser Feast, Yoko Shimizu, Antoine Bertin, Almagul Menlibayeva with Suad Gara, Andrea Crespi, Elnara Nasirli, and Orkhan Mammadov.
- Marshmallow Laser Feast presents 'Seeing Echoes in the Mind of the Whale.'
- Antoine Bertin's 'Fish String Theory' was developed through a residency by One Ocean Foundation and ZEITGEIST19, with research at Auckland University of Technology.
- Almagul Menlibayeva and Suad Gara address the ecological collapse of the Caspian Sea.
Entities
Artists
- Elizabeth Zhivkova
- Farah Piriye Coene
- Marshmallow Laser Feast
- Yoko Shimizu
- Antoine Bertin
- Almagul Menlibayeva
- Suad Gara
- Andrea Crespi
- Elnara Nasirli
- Orkhan Mammadov
- Reinhold Heil
Institutions
- One Ocean Foundation
- ZEITGEIST19
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Fabbrica H3
- Auckland University of Technology
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Giudecca
- Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano
- Caspian Sea
- Venetian lagoon
- Mediterranean