Peter Pan-Inspired Exhibition at Palazzo Bonvicini in Venice

Palazzo Bonvicini in Venice hosts 'Peter Pan Between Fairy Tale and Reality', an exhibition curated by Fondation Valmont featuring artists Stephanie Blake, Didier Guillon, Valentine Guillon, Silvano Rubino, Isao, and Gayle Chong Kwan. The show draws on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan to explore themes of time, abandonment, and duality. Blake presents her first video trilogy shot on smartphone, addressing the less joyful aspects of escapism. The Guillons' three-screen work juxtaposes black-and-white Vietnam War footage with colorful close-ups of flowers from Hydra, referencing the Flower Power movement. Rubino's 'Transiti. Eros, Thanatos, Chronos' examines love, death, and time. Isao's 'Shadows and Forms' uses shadow puppetry to explore identity and the lost shadow. Chong Kwan's 'Atlantis' is made from recycled plastic packaging from London residents, drawing parallels between Atlantis, Neverland, and Venice. The exhibition follows the foundation's previous fairy-tale-themed show 'Alice in Doomedland'.