Fluid Geographies. Reconsidering the Notion of Border in Contemporary Art

Il Teatrino accoglie la seconda giornata del convegno “Fluid Geographies. Reconsidering the Notion of Border in Contemporary Art”, dedicato a come l’arte affronta il tema dei confini fisici e metaforici, soprattutto dalla prospettiva della fotografia e delle immagini in movimento, con la partecipazione di artisti, curatori e studiosi.

A fine giornata, verrà presentato e discusso dai curatori e da alcuni autori il libro Venice, an Archipelago of Art and Ecologies (transcript, 2025), sull’ecosistema culturale veneziano al tempo della crisi climatica, nato dalla partnership tra i centri di ricerca Zwischenräume e NICHE.

Il convegno è organizzato da Cristina Baldacci (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) e Christina Hainzl (University for Continuing Education Krems), in collaborazione con Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani, Palazzo Grassi — Pinault Collection Venezia e Lungomare.

Programma

1.00-1.15 pm
Welcome
Francesca Colasante (Palazzo Grassi – Pinault Collection Venezia)

Opening remarks
Cristina Baldacci (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Christina Hainzl (University for Continuing Education Krems)

1.15-4.00 pm
Photo project presentations and film screenings

SESSION 1
Social Perceptions of Borders

1.15-2.00 pm
An Inventory of Recurring Power Structures and Remains
Randa Mirza (artist) in conversation with Christina Hainzl (University for Continuing Education Krems)

2.00-2.45 pm
Linea di confine: A Reflection on the Concept of Borders within the Landscape
Presentation by Ilaria Campioli (Musei Civici Reggio Emilia) Followed by a conversation with Cristina Baldacci (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

2.45-3.20 pm
Travels in No Man’s Land. From Lübeck to Trieste: Photographs Along the Former Iron Curtain.
Presentation by Kurt Kaindl (photographer and co-founder Fotohof Salzburg)

3.20-4.00 pm
Film screening
The Answer is Out There (2025, 20 min, commissioned by Lungomare as part of the B-Shapes project) ZimmerFrei (Anna de Manincor) (artist) in conversation with Angelika Burtscher (Lungomare, Bozen-Bolzano)

4.00-4.20 pm
break

4.20-5.40 pm
Photo project presentations and film screenings

SESSION 2
Rivers as Liminal Spaces

4.20-4.30 pm
Introduction by Lungomare

4.30-4.45 pm
Film screening
The Water’s Tale (2020, 6 min) presented by Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri (artist)

4.45-5.00 pm
Nel vedere, lungo il fiume (2025) presented by Amedeo Sartori (filmmaker)

5.00-5.40 pm
Rivers as Liminal Spaces
Roundtable discussion with Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri (artist), Amedeo Sartori (filmmaker), Angelika Burtscher and Elisa Del Prete (Lungomare, Bozen-Bolzano), and Giacomo Covacich (bruno books)

5.40-6.00 pm
Break

6.00-7.00 pm
Book launch and discussion
Venice, an Archipelago of Art and Ecologies With the editors Cristina Baldacci, Christina Hainzl and Adrian Praschl-Bichler, and the authors Giorgio Andreotta Calò (artist), Barbara Nardacchione (Ocean Space - TBA21–Academy), Alice Ongaro Sartori (researcher and curator), Matteo Stocco (artist)