Photograph courtesy Casadorofungher
"In recent months we have witnessed a progressive
emptying of Venice, due to the dramatic effects of the pandemic from Covid-19
which forced most of the world to a common lock-down. Many of the major
international events have suspended. A tragedy, of course. But Venice has
rediscovered that solidarity and that strong sense of innate community that had
already emerged during the big water emergency. Furthermore, not all evil comes
to harm: The Lagoon has returned to breathe, free from the swell. The water is
transparent, and you can see fish swimming, birds and other animals. The
rhythms are slowed down, leaving space for reflection and the passage of time
that follow the cycles of nature. And here we want to insert ourselves, with
initiatives that want to intercept and interpret all the driving force of this
moment, imagining together with the Venetians what will come next. "
Markus Reymann
director
of TBA21 – Academy and Ocean Space
The Reflected City
Three - Digital Initiatives
In this moment of
profound transformation, Ocean Space
and its parent organization TBA21 –
Academy presented via Zoom a
series of digital initiatives dedicated to Venice
and its lagoon under the title The
Reflected City, confirming their great commitment on the territory and
their attention to environmental issues. They will be dedicated to the Lagoon and
its sustainability, pending the Territorial
Agency: Oceans in Transformation exhibition in the Chiesa di San Lorenzo.
La Citta Riflessa
Photograph - Enrico
Fiorese - courtesy Casadorofungher
The Reflected City
# 1 - Nowtilus - Podcast - in Italian
Stories from an urban lagoon in the 21st century
Nowtilus, stories from an urban
lagoon of the 21st century, is the program of eight original podcasts -
conducted by Enrico Bettinello and
edited together with Alice Ongaro
Sartori they will be broadcasted on TBA21
- Academy Radio – from April 24 – every two weeks – and will deepen, with
the intervention of guests from the world of literature, science, sustainable
fishing, various issues related to the lagoon sustainability and the city of Venice. How to restore the delicate balance between
humanity and nature in the city that par
excellence reflects the relationship between man and the sea?
Ocean Space - Chiesa di San Lorenzo
Enrico Bettinello
Photograph – Gianluca Moro
- courtesy Casadorofungher
Tiziano Scarpa
Photograph – Shaul
Bassi - courtesy Casadorofungher
The Reflected City
# 2 - Dear Venice – Digital Project
A call to artists
This is a "call to action" directed at artists, who collaborate with
TBA21−Academy, in order to reflect upon the current global crisis, caused by
COVID-19, which is specifically tangible in the case of Venice. The Acqua Alta,
the red zone, and the pandemic are facing the city with critical questions it
has long been able to avoid. In solidarity with all Venetians, but also to
stimulate this debate and to rethink the very identity and future of our city,
Ocean Space and TBA21−Academy is asking its network and community of artists,
to make contributions: to send messages to Venice both of affection and
solidarity with Venice, in whatever medium they choose, be they images, videos,
sound, statements or other. These contributions will be shared through our
social media channels and on the ocean-archive.org platform.
The Reflected City
# 3 - A Different Tide – Digital Project
Contributors
A Different Tide is a project that collects thoughts and emotions
of those in Venice, who are experiencing the current dramatic global health
emergency caused by COVID-19. Containment measures have radically impacted all
of our lives, also and especially affecting our city, symbolic of an increasing
mass tourism. Permanently overcrowded by a constant flow of people, Venice
suddenly finds itself empty, suspended and enveloped by a surreal silence.
Contributors
For all those who wish to be involved in the project. An invitation to
contribute is being sent out to a selected groups to build diverse and heterogeneous perspectives and contributions.
Copyright - Territorial Agency –
courtesy Casadorofungher
Ocean Space - Chiesa di San Lorenzo
Territorial Agency:
Oceans in Transformation - exhibition
The Reflected City series - above - of digital initiatives
dedicated to the Lagoon and its
sustainability are projects awaiting the Territorial
Agency: Oceans in Transformation exhibition – hopefully to open - May 20 - at
the Chiesa di San Lorenzo – which was
commissioned by TBA21 – Academy and curated by Daniela Zyman. The videos are synthesizes of three years of inter-sectional research, commissioned by TBA21–Academy that investigates the
transformation of the world oceans during the Anthropocene. Assessing the
latest scientific knowledge about the effects of a wide array of human-induced interference's on marine and coastal ecosystems, the project reiterates the
critical role of the oceans in respect to planetary survival. TBA21–Academy and
Territorial Agency have collaborated with a network of researchers and
institutions to give exposure to new forms of visibility and understanding of
the ocean brought by science, culture and art.
Territorial Agency: Oceans in Transformation
The rapid depletion of coastal ecosystems in the Mississippi delta, combined with sea level rise scenarios.
The rapid depletion of coastal ecosystems in the Mississippi delta, combined with sea level rise scenarios.
Copyright - Territorial Agency –
courtesy Casadorofungher
Territorial Agency: Oceans in Transformation
Reykjanes Ridge multibeam sonar sound in the
Atlantic Ocean