The Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi hosts an event curated by Metagoon, a multimedia platform collecting stories from the Venetian archipelago and inviting us to go beyond the geographical, environmental, social and cultural boundaries of the lagoon metropolis.
The event features some screenings followed by a discussion on the ecosystems of aquatic communities around the world with art historian Cristina Baldacci (Ca’ Foscari University Venice and NICHE) and film researcher Maria Ida Bernabei (University of Turin), moderated by Alice Ongaro Sartori.
Projections scheduled include a documentary by Ubaldo Magnaghi, Vele chioggiotte, (1951), an artist’s film by Martha Atienza, Fisherfolks Day, (2022), and a montage created by Matteo Stocco and Matteo Primiterra with some footage realised in Venice between 2015 and 2024, entitled Metagoon24, which is accompanied by a musical performance by Macedoniasintetica with Carlo Camerin, Mattia Rigon and Simone Carraro.
The event, with the discussion in English, is in collaboration with CSC-Cineteca Nazionale, D.H. office, Ocean Space, TBA21-Academy and THE NEW INSTITUTE Centre for Environmental Humanities (NICHE) and is part of the exhibition Metagoon: Chronicles of Future Geographies at the D.H. office in Salizada Malipiero 3208 on view until 1 April 2024.