The United Arab Emirates first participation at the Biennale was celebrated in two memorable parties.
The first party was at a celebrated "traditional" art venue, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Later a shuttle transported us through the water of the Canal Grande ---and less well know canals--- to the ADACH (Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage) a late-night party at Spazio Thetis, across the water from the Arsenale.
A few visual memories, including a snapshot of an unusual empty Arsenale, taken during my return to the hotel, recovering from getting lost in a rainy night at 3am in Celestia ---and those of you are familiar with the venetian labyrinths can sympathize!
Photographs and text are excerpts from the conceptual multimedia project
“Axes Mundi: Perceptions and Understanding of Places as Intersections of Space, Time and Culture”
“Axes Mundi: Perceptions and Understanding of Places as Intersections of Space, Time and Culture”