Andrea Crespi's holographic jellyfish Thetis at Venice Biennale

Andrea Crespi, a 34-year-old Milanese artist, presents 'Thetis', a holographic jellyfish installation inside the deconsecrated Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano on Giudecca island, as part of the 'As Above, So Below' collateral project of the 61st Venice Biennale. The work, encased in a vitrine, combines digital and biological imagery, with a patterned head and irregular tentacles. Crespi, who started with an iPad before a brush, rejects labels like NFT artist, though he emerged during the NFT boom. His practice spans physical and digital media, with past exhibitions at Triennale Milano, CAFA Art Museum Beijing, Times Square, and Art Dubai. In an interview, he discusses the symbolic resonance of Thetis as a figure of mystery and transformation, the artist's responsibility in the age of AI, and the concept of 'phygital' as the merging of physical and digital realities. The installation runs until June 8, 2026, supported by One Ocean Foundation and ZEITGEIST19.