Bivacco is on view from 11 May 2019 to 30 September 2019 in the large and magnificent garden on the island of San Servolo / Venezia (Italy).
The emergency accommodation, chosen for its emblematic and evocative function, was provided by the famous mountain climber Reinhold Messner. This bivouac shown in San Servolo is named after Günther Messner, Reinhold’s brother, who tragically died in 1970 when he climbed the Nanga Parbat.
The original bivouac on display is not only closely related to alpine morphology, but also wants to be an allegory of South Tyrol, the land of transit and exchange, as well as a place to welcome people and overcome borders. Bivacco represents a small Europe in these restless times, of rediscovering nationalisms, a Europe that is questioning itself about its future.
The basic curatorial decision is based on the idea that the artists work on two levels of the concept of Bivacco. The first level is the “physical” one, with works that interact with the architecture, materials, function and (limited) space of the bivouac. The works are created by reacting and interacting with the material structure of this refuge to complete or redefine its materiality. The second level is the “metaphorical” one, i.e. the one that deals with the meaning of the “Bivacco” as a place of meditation, passage, reception, exchange and overcoming borders.
The participating artists are Jacopo Candotti, Nicolò Degiorgis, Hannes Egger, Julia Frank, Simon Perathoner, Leander Schönweger and Maria Walcher. Their works, which are closely linked to the vision and concept of the transition place, will be shown in the bivouac.
A catalogue with texts by Roberto De Martin, Hannes Egger, Hannes Obermair, Maxi Obexer and Christiane Rekade as well as Patrizia Spadafora completes the artistic project.
Bivacco is on view from 11 May 2019 to 30 September 2019 in the large and magnificent garden on the island of San Servolo / Venezia (Italy). The island can be reached from San Marco (San Zaccaria) by boat no. 20 (Vaporetto), www.servizimetropolitani.ve.it. The installation can be visited daily during the island’s opening hours.
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