Gea Casolaro's Mare Magnum Nostrum: A Collective Mediterranean Archive
Artist Gea Casolaro launches Mare Magnum Nostrum, a participatory project exploring the Mediterranean as a crossroads of cultures and immigration. Curated by Leonardo Regano, it is promoted by the Direzione Regionale Musei dell'Emilia-Romagna with Hulu – Split and qwatz-contemporary art platform, supported by Italian Council (VIII edition, 2020). A call for photos of the Mediterranean and its coasts invites public submissions to build an image archive. The first installation runs November 12–26, 2020, in the Torre Sud-Est of Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia. The final work will be acquired by the Museo Nazionale di Ravenna, with a concluding exhibition in spring 2021. Participants upload photos with location and year, plus an emotion or thought, to maremagnumnostrum.art.
Key facts
- Gea Casolaro is the artist behind Mare Magnum Nostrum.
- Leonardo Regano is the curator.
- Project promoted by Direzione Regionale Musei dell'Emilia-Romagna.
- Collaborators include Hulu – Split and qwatz-contemporary art platform.
- Supported by Italian Council (VIII edition, 2020) from Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea, MiBACT.
- Public call for photos of the Mediterranean and its coasts.
- First installation: November 12–26, 2020, Torre Sud-Est, Diocletian's Palace, Split, Croatia.
- Final exhibition at Museo Nazionale di Ravenna in spring 2021, where the work will be acquired.
- Participants upload photos with location, year, and an emotion or thought.
- Website: maremagnumnostrum.art.
Entities
Artists
- Gea Casolaro
Institutions
- Direzione Regionale Musei dell'Emilia-Romagna
- Hulu – Split
- qwatz-contemporary art platform
- Italian Council
- Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo
- Museo Nazionale di Ravenna
- Artribune
Locations
- Mediterranean
- Split
- Croatia
- Ravenna
- Italy
- Torre Sud-Est
- Palazzo di Diocleziano
- Spalato