Venice: Biennale – Around Town – Palazzo Tiepolo Passi – Judi Harvest - Room of Dreams. “At Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, for the Dialogue
of Fire exhibition, I was invited to create an everyday, universal object. I
chose the pillow, where we rest our heads when we dream. I constructed an
installation of pillows using handmade Murano glass, the ancient material
associated with Venice, together with sound, scent and light evoking beautiful
dreams.”
Judi Harvest - Room of Dreams. “In this Venetian Palace bedroom, I have
placed eighteen glass pillows made on the island of Murano on a round mattress
that echoes the ceiling fresco above the installation. The mattress is filled
with lavender from my Murano Honey Garden, where I began a colony of bees, a
link to my installation during the last Venice Biennale, “Denatured: Honeybees
+ Murano”. Lavender is known to induce a state of relaxation, the prelude to
sleep. The installation is an ethereal reminder that while our dreams may be a
challenge to realize, nothing is impossible.”
Judi Harvest - Room of Dreams. “The intensely colored glass pillows
reference the colors of Venice and the Tiepolo-style fresco on the room’s
ceiling. Some of the pillows are mirrored Venetian glass that reflect the
fresco, others are made of shimmering Murano glass and gold leaf. A few bear
the impression of a human head, while others appear to have two impressions --
a pillow shared by lovers or friends. Some have no impression at all, as if
waiting for someone to lay down their head.”
Above. Judi Harvest.
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