Ocean Space, Venezia
Thurs 6-8pm CET, 20 May 2021
On the occasion of the first participation of Iraq at the Biennale Architettura, Ocean Space and Healing Arts Venice host a conversation between Rashad Salim, artist and Pavilion exhibitor, in conversation with Markus Reymann, director of TBA21-Academy, on the Ark Re-Imagined project and its manifestation in Venice as the 'expeditionary pavilion'.
Ark Re-Imagined celebrates the vernacular architecture, watercraft, and ecology of the Tigris-Euphrates river system. Rashad Salim’s expeditionary art practice engages artisans and interdisciplinary co-researchers to explore traditional boat making practices – on the brink of extinction after decades of conflict, climate change and most recently COVID-19 – developing the role of this heritage as a source of knowledge, healing, inspiration, collaboration, and direct engagement with the land and waters – including now those of Venice.
Opening remarks by Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Founder and Chairperson of TBA21, and George Richards, Director of Community Jameel. The event is held in English with simultaneous translation. Participation is free but reservation is required.
The Art Re-Imagined Pavilion Program is developed in conversion with Healing Arts Venice.
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AL ROEYA NEWSPAPER
"The ark's original message is one of unity. It is a cultural art project based on preserving history and heritage"
ALMADA NEWSPAPER
"Similar to Venice, Southern Iraq now faces the critical challenge of the Anthropocene, a climate event which conjures memories of the ancient flood."
ARAB NEWS
"'Ark Re-imagined’ — reviving the cultural heritage and lost knowledge of the Marsh Arabs"
AL-AWSAT
"Iraq's first participation in the Architecture Biennale deals with the traditional boat industries and craft heritage"
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