An old building in a remote part of Venice was a perfect setting for this exhibition
"Country" explores some of the most remote cultural traditions of the Indigenous peoples of Australia and focusses on contemporary aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback.
The exhibition is the result of a two-year research project by artist Georgia Severi who, within this Venetian setting, retraces her journey through the Australian continent. All participating artists share an investigative interest in social and political themes, each focusing on the concepts of identity.
The exhibition represents an ongoing study of memory and traditions through the used of mixed media aiming to reveal a new and broader perspective on what still remains a repressed and marginalized culture and to reflect upon it from both an historic and an artistic point of view. The show presents both a unique and collective experience about life, family, tradition, kinship and mere survival, constructing an imaginary bridge linking Western and Aboriginal cultures.
An old building in a remote part of Venice was a perfect setting for this exhibition
"Country" explores some of the most remote cultural traditions of the Indigenous peoples of Australia and focusses on contemporary aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback.
The exhibition is the result of a two-year research project by artist Georgia Severi who, within this Venetian setting, retraces her journey through the Australian continent. All participating artists share an investigative interest in social and political themes, each focusing on the concepts of identity.
The exhibition represents an ongoing study of memory and traditions through the used of mixed media aiming to reveal a new and broader perspective on what still remains a repressed and marginalized culture and to reflect upon it from both an historic and an artistic point of view. The show presents both a unique and collective experience about life, family, tradition, kinship and mere survival, constructing an imaginary bridge linking Western and Aboriginal cultures.