"Travel Notebooks: Venice, Italy" (2015)
VIDEO: 1920x1080 HD - 00:02:45 - Written, directed and animated by Silvia De Gennaro - distribution: VisualContainer – visualcontainer.org
SYNOPSIS:
Building-like ferries cross a busy lagoon whose inhabitants are countless birds and gondoliers. A changing scenery is created by the moving interweaving of the buildings, while the water covers and uncovers the majesty of art and of farce.
Time is as slow as the tide; it’s moss that grows on the city’s roots.
Palazzi-traghetto solcano una laguna operosa, popolata da uccellli e gondolieri.
Un paesaggio mutevole nasce dall’intreccio variabile degli edifici, mentre l’acqua vela e svela la regalità dell’arte e dello sberleffo.
Il tempo è lento come una marea; è muschio che attecchisce sulle radici della città.
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'VENISE, Italie, est-il vraiment utile de situer puisque le gondolier y est la seule figure humaine ; il déambule sur l’eau, se penche pour atteindre par-dessous l’autre côté du petit pont de la place du marché, ou est transporté par une immense mouette, preuve de la proximité de la mer… et le saint, synecdoque de toutes les sculptures de la ville, endosse son tee-shirt typique à grosses rayures. Les monuments en déclinent l’architecture colorée, ils sont les palazzi du canale grande, le Giovanelli ou le Bembo, l’Adolfo ou le Dona balbi, peu importe, ils sont Venise comme les grands arcs de la Basilique Saint Marc qui occupe toute la largeur du champ en fond mêlée aux autres colonnes ou balcons et portails ou au pont des Soupirs et divers canaux.
L’image n’est pas figée, tout s’assemble, se confond, trop de noms à retenir, trop de ruelles pour situer, le mode d’emploi est de regarder encore…Quant aux façades généralement appréhendées depuis les vaporetti, elles deviennent elles-mêmes des embarcations avançant sur le canal. Quant à l’acqua alta, la montée des eaux de la mer inondant les ruelles, elle couvre l’ensemble de la ville avant de libérer les lieux, en un mouvement incessant sous l’immanquable Vivaldi et le tempo endiablé de ses Quatre saisons…dès lors, le Lion magnifique et emblématique peut perdre de sa superbe pour ainsi que tous les habitants et amoureux de la ville, marcher pour le plaisir de cette découverte toujours recommencée.' - Simone Dompeyre - Festival Director of Traverse Video - 2018
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
2023 – “Incontro con Piero Deggiovanni – Antologia critica della videoarte italiana 2010-2020” Galleria L'Ariete artecontemporanea – Bologna, Italy
2023 - “Le avventure della videoarte in epoca PostModernissima” - Meeting with Piero Deggiovanni who will present his book “Critical anthology of Italian video art. 2010-2020” followed by the screening of the videos – PostModernissimo- Perugia, Italy
2022 - “Seminar: Spaces of Conflict, Spaces of Justice – Between Natural Landscapes and Cityscapes” - Virtual Museum - McGill/Sapienza Seminar - Montreal, Canada
2019 - “Over The Real The Selection” @ DAV Dipartimento Arti Visive Soresina - Collateral event of the 10th Biennial of Soncino, Italy
2019 - “Tracce cinematografiche Film Fest” - Nettuno, Italy – In Competition
2018 - “BIBART 2018/19 - Biennale Internazionale d’Arte di Bari e Area Metropolitana” - Ariconfraternita del Carmine – Bari, Italy
1st Prize Video Art
2018 - “Meta-Cinema 2018” - Video Festival curated by Piero Deggiovanni. – Accademia di Belle Arti - Bologna, Italy
2018 - “The Global Art Awards”- Five Palm Jumeirah Dubai | Penthouse , United Arab Emirates - Finalist
2018 - ”Cinematica Festival - In viaggio” – Sala Box, Mole Vanvitelliana – Ancona, Italy
2018 - “21st Traverse Vidéo” - Video Art Festival – “Vidéos Nomades” - Goethe-Institut - Toulose, France
In Competition
2018 - “Artbox Project New York 1.0” - Armory Art Weeks New York, The Stricoff Gallery - U.S.A. - Finalist
2018 - “Roma Artrooms Fairs” - International Contemporary Art Fair For Independent Artists – The Church Palace – Rome, Italy
In Competition
2017 - “FASE – Encuentro De Arte, Ciencia Y Tecnologia “ - Video selection from “Play Semana de Video Arte 6th Edition” - Centro Cultural Recoleta – Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 - “Klex 2017 – Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video & Music Festival” - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017 - “Contemporary Visions – Videoart in Loop” - Biannual video art review curated by Roberto Ronca – Worldwide
2017 - “Travel Film Fest” – Lymassol, Cyprus - Finalist
2017 - “Play Semana de Videoarte” - Centro Cultural Universitario de la UNNE – Corrientes, Argentina – Jury Award
2017 - “Finisterra Arràbida Film Art & Tourism Festival” – Sesimbra, Portugal - 3rd Prize Places in History Tourism Film
2017 - “Art 360°” - Artsevilla 16 – Retrospectiva – Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Sevilla, Spain
2016/2017 - “Video Raymi”- International Video Art Exhibition – Casa della Cultura, Cusco – Casa del Jabberwocky, Cusco, Perù
2016 - “Le Stanze Dei Frammenti” - XII Giornata del Contemporaneo – Video Art Review - Museo MARCA, Catanzaro, Italy
2016 - “FILE - Electronic Language International Festival” – Centro Cultural FIESP - Sao Paulo, Brazil - In Competition
2016 - “Video Concorso Pasinetti” - “Premio Maurizio Cosua” – Venezia, Italy - In Competition
2016 - “15th Festival Internacional de la Imagen” – Event of electronic arts and digital culture organized by the Visual Design Department - Universidad de Caldas - Manizales, Colombia - In Competition
2016 - “Prix Video Formes 2016” – 30è Festival International d'arts Numeriques - Maison de la Culture - Clermont-Ferrand Ferrand, France – In Competition
2016 - ”Danube Videoart Festival” – Stadkino Grein, Austria
2015 - “Festival Internazionale di VideoArte di Viareggio” – Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Lorenzo Viani - Viareggio, Italy
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