Project Info
PRESS RELEASE:‘Bodies of Water’ and ‘Transiens Nostrum’ Artistic Dialogue November 18-26, 2023
‘Transiens Nostrum’, a unique visual and sound installation by awarded artists Christina Nakou and Anna Pangalou will be presented from 16 to 26 November 2023 as part of the ‘Bodies of Water’ exhibition within the Greek pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
By invitation of the exhibition’s curators, Costis Paniyiris and Andreas Nikolovgenis, the two artists will be gradually deconstructing the exhibit dedicated to dams and reservoirs, during a long performance. By the end of the Biennale, the two works will be fused together into a new work of art to highlight the transformative, unpredictable, and ever-changing relationship between human structures and nature; a reference to the recent floods caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel and a link to the unique condition of tide flux in Venice (Αcqua Alta).
The exhibition materials will be reused by Nakou who will be also introducing Murano glass and sea salt for the creation of a shiny floor mosaic. The speakers and motion sensors, hidden underneath the architecture exhibition, will be partially revealed and the room flooded with water-muffled sounds of breaking glass as mezzo-soprano Anna Pangalou engages in voice improvisations in day-long performances. One side of the hall will be draped with the ‘Wave’ by Nakou, a transparent surface with silver metallic marks that represent reflections of light on water.
With the cooperation of the ‘Bodies of Water’ curatorial team, the performance and exhibition will coexist and will be open as planned to the constant flow of visitors that is expected to increase in the last days of the Biennale. The area of the pavilion that will be taken up by the evolving artwork will be visible to the visitors. Istorima Archive will join the ‘Transiens Nostrum’ circumnavigation once again to collect oral stories about the extreme weather phenomena experienced by residents of Venice.