Venice as Social Practice; Making Sense

Text: Neimenis, Astrida, ( 2012).  Hydrofeminism,or  On becoming a Body of Water in Undutifull Daughters; Mobilising Future Concepts, Bodies and Subejectivities in feminist Thought and Practice.  https://www.academia.edu/1970757/_Hydrofeminism_Or_On_Becoming_a_Body_of_Water._ Near the end of my stay, august fellow, Heather Fulton, from Scotland, invivted a small group to reflect on a text which helped me connect the various meanings and emotions which I had experienced all along. Heather and I found a serendipitous connection when chatting in Venice; Heather is a great friend of Anthony Shrag (former lecturer at University). I cite Sharg's thesis and paper all over my PhD. Schrag, A. (2013)- The Artist as Social Worker Vs. The Artist as Social Wanker-  Statecraft: The Triad of Participation -Blog. Available at :  https://www.axisweb.org/archive/news-and-views/beyond-the-gallery/provocation-from-anthony-schrag/   [Accessed: October 2018] Shrag, A. (2015)-  Agonist

When away for a month in a place such as Venice, the endless narrow lanes become an ocean in which t one can easily lose oneself. For a month, I walked, ran, swam and navigated Venice. I met people, artworks and sea creatures. The experience took me on an emotional and physical  rollercoaster, exploring my identity as an artist, mother, French native child and researcher of the world. In this post, I wish to share all the best and most striking moments of this month. First night in Venice, San Marco's flood- a strong reminder of  the threat of Climate Change.    Discovering the view from my own bedroom;     Goodnight San Marco      Good morning San Marco     The family leaving at 6.00am, 9th of August; alone with the research... Spinning across exhibits, an alternative mean  to record, understand, make sense- https://www.facebook.com/laurence.rushby/videos/2560398370658195/ Presenting my research in progress at the

Lilli Muller Berlin born artist, currently resident in L.A. Her project in Venice;  WE ARE HUMANITY! A Collective Meditation on Humanity, in response to the global diaspora and displacement of millions of people every day An Immersive Installation, works on paper, videos of the Mandala Project Series by Lilli Muller and footage from  sea-eye.org video as part of the project “Take Care of Your Garden” curated and organized by GAD Location: Giudecca Arts District – GAD, Project Space 2, Giudecca 211-c, 30133 Venezia /Italy Daily Operations: Tuesday – Sunday: 10am - 6pm Dates: June 21- Aug 11, 2019 “Leap and the net will appear!” sea-eye.org Video  "The Mandala Project Desert: Collateral Damage" Video  "The Mandala Project: Venice" Video  I met Lilli at the Giudecca Art District, Venice, in August, where she exhibited for the first 3 months of the Biennale. Unlike most  artists at the biennale, Lilli refused to surrender her work to the han