Andreco's Climate 04: Art Meets Science in Venice's First Mural

Artist Andreco (Rome, 1978), an environmental engineer specializing in sustainability, has created Climate 04 in Venice, the fourth stage of a cycle addressing climate change. The project includes the first mural ever made in the lagoon, near the railway station, alongside a temporary botanical sculpture and a conference. The mural displays sea level rise projections from now to 2200 based on scientific studies, along with extreme wave symbols and mathematical formulas. The sculpture, a seven-meter-tall golden iron grid structure housing lagoon plants, references research by Debora Bellafiore of CNR-ISMAR showing how rapid sea level rise would damage lagoon vegetation. Andreco collaborated with CNR researchers, IUAV, Ca' Foscari University, and sponsors including Studio La Città, One Contemporary Art, and De Castelli. The work embodies his 'Nature as Art' method, where chemical-physical pollutant neutralization becomes the artwork itself. Andreco's practice spans public art, painting, sculpture, performance, and workshops, often engaging with diverse communities from Brazil to the Sahara. He rejects collaborations with anti-ecological brands and emphasizes rigorous, independent research. Climate 04 follows earlier iterations in Paris and Bologna, and Andreco hints at future developments.