In the Chaos of Memories: Collecting as Creative Act in Venice

The exhibition 'In the chaos of memories' at CASTELLO925 in Venice explores the philosophy of collecting through a curated chaos of photography, painting, modern design, and craftsmanship. Organized by SALONISTES (Orseola Barozzi, Chiara Zanella) and Jens Soneryd, the two-room installation in the Giardini area, near the Biennale, uses an apparently useless assemblage to exemplify collecting as a creative and social practice. The critical text by Soneryd, referencing Freud and Benjamin, argues that collecting saves from oblivion and transforms history. The show runs until June 20, 2016, and presents the collector as a creative individual who creates social and intellectual bonds, transcending consumerist mirages.