Marco Maria Zanin Photographs Sant'Agnese Church in Venice
The Fondazione Alberto Peruzzo commissioned photographer Marco Maria Zanin (born 1983 in Padua) to document the Church of Sant'Agnese in Venice, which is undergoing restoration to become a contemporary art center starting next year. Zanin's photographs are exhibited at Casa dei Tre Oci, alongside works by Jacques Henri Lartigue. The images capture details such as chiaroscuro vaults, walled-up entrances, and fresco remnants, tracing the church's history: built before 1202, partially survived wars, deconsecrated in 1947, used as an auto repair shop, and neglected from the 1980s until the foundation's intervention. The exhibition presents the church in a transitional state between a crumbling past and a future that will preserve its memory.
Key facts
- Marco Maria Zanin (born 1983, Padua) photographed the Church of Sant'Agnese in Venice.
- The commission was from Fondazione Alberto Peruzzo.
- The church is being restored to become a contemporary art center starting next year.
- Zanin's photos are exhibited at Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice.
- The exhibition runs alongside a show of Jacques Henri Lartigue's photographs.
- The church was built before 1202, deconsecrated in 1947, and later used as an auto repair shop.
- The church suffered neglect from the 1980s until the foundation's intervention.
- Zanin's images show details like vaults, walled-up entrances, and fresco remnants.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Maria Zanin
- Jacques Henri Lartigue
- Arianna Testino
Institutions
- Fondazione Alberto Peruzzo
- Casa dei Tre Oci
- Chiesa di Sant'Agnese
- Artribune
Locations
- Padua
- Italy
- Venice