Joan Jonas's Immersive Installation at Galleria Alessandra Bonomo
Joan Jonas (New York, 1936) presents a new project at Galleria Alessandra Bonomo in Rome, revisiting themes of nature's fragility and human condition previously explored at the 2015 Venice Biennale. The installation features an interactive video dialogue with carefully selected objects and drawings, accompanied by voice and music that weave a continuous narrative. The environment is populated with scenic animals—birds, fish, turtles, and seahorses—and drawings placed on small tables to prompt reflections suited to performance. Dance, bodies, and movements seek new expressive codes, drawing from the artist's travels to Japan and Iceland and the evolution of a narrative code surviving from the post-war period to today.
Key facts
- Joan Jonas was born in New York in 1936.
- The exhibition is held at Galleria Alessandra Bonomo in Rome.
- The project revisits themes from Jonas's 2015 Venice Biennale presentation.
- The installation includes an interactive video, objects, and drawings.
- Voice and music create a continuous thread with the narrative.
- The environment features scenic animals: birds, fish, turtles, and seahorses.
- Drawings are placed on small tables to stimulate reflection.
- The work incorporates influences from Jonas's travels to Japan and Iceland.
Entities
Artists
- Joan Jonas
Institutions
- Galleria Alessandra Bonomo
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Venice
- Japan
- Iceland