Palestine c/o Venice
First Palestinian participation at the Venice Biennale. Curator: Salwa Mikdadi, seven artists. Information and photo tour.
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stazione. 2008-2009
Intervention in the public space
The artist translated the names of each vaporetto station along the route of Line #1 into Arabic and intended to place these translations onto the stops next to their Italian counterparts, thereby creating a bilingual transportation route through the city.
Vaporetto # 1 stops at every station along the Grand Canal where centuries of cross-cultural exchange between Venice and the Arab world is clearly visible in the architecture along its banks. The Arabic names inscribed onto the vaporetti stops were meant to put them in direct dialogue with the architecture and urban design of the surrounding buildings, thereby linking with various elements of Venice’s shared heritage with the Arab world.
The project was cancelled. More information, on the >> website of Palestine c/o Venice.
© Digital simulation: Emily Jacir
First Palestinian participation at the Venice Biennale. Curator: Salwa Mikdadi, seven artists. Information and photo tour.