Adrian Paci's site-specific installation transforms MUDEC's glass wall into a sea of migration
Adrian Paci's artwork, titled 'Il vostro cielo fu mare, il vostro mare fu cielo,' will turn the glass wall of the Agorà at MUDEC in Milan into a blue-green canvas from November 27, 2024, until September 21, 2025. Curated by Sara Rizzo and Katya Inozemtseva, the installation examines travel through images of shipwrecks sourced from Il Sole 24 Ore, The New York Times, and Die Zeit. These photographs form a visual mosaic that highlights the role of the sea in migration narratives. Born in Scutari, Albania in 1969, Paci draws inspiration from 19th-century panoramas to craft a space for contemplation. MUDEC director Marina Pugliese praises Paci's thoughtful reinterpretation, fostering profound reflection on migration experiences.
Key facts
- Adrian Paci created a site-specific installation at MUDEC in Milan titled 'Il vostro cielo fu mare, il vostro mare fu cielo'
- The installation is visible from November 27, 2024 to September 21, 2025
- It transforms the large glass wall of the Agorà into a blue-green surface
- The work inaugurates MUDEC's 2024/2025 exhibition season on the theme of travel
- Curated by Sara Rizzo and Katya Inozemtseva
- Draws from shipwreck images in Il Sole 24 Ore, The New York Times, and Die Zeit
- Paci states the work is not about immigration but about the sea as a common element in migration stories
- Paci has exhibited at Jeu de Paume, PAC, MAC, MoMA PS1, Venice Biennale, Sydney Biennale, and Manifesta 14
Entities
Artists
- Adrian Paci
Institutions
- MUDEC
- Museo delle Culture
- Jeu de Paume
- PAC
- MAC
- MoMA PS1
- Biennale di Venezia
- Biennale di Sydney
- Manifesta 14
- Il Sole 24 Ore
- The New York Times
- Die Zeit
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Scutari
- Albania
- Paris
- France
- Montreal
- Canada
- New York
- USA
- Venice
- Sydney
- Australia
- Kosovo