Episode 8: Challenging tradition in a changing climate with Lorenzo BarbAsEtti Di Prun
We are in conversation with Lorenzo Barbasetti Di Prun who trained as an artist in Venice and shifted his practice to gastronomy and food activism. Foraging is his method and adapting recipes so that ingredients can be found locally is his objective as he adapts to a changing climate change.
Episode 7: What does it mean to be Italian?
Davide Degano began to question what it means to be Italian. Am I Sicilian, Colombian, Friulian, or Slovenian? My grandmother Olga was born in Slovenia. By the time she was 20, the same land had become Italy. One hundred and fifty years ago, Sicily was part of the Spanish Empire, and not long before that it was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Episode 5: Washer women in the Venice rivulets
Carolina Mazzolari, an acclaimed Italian textile and video artist, honours the legacy of women who ran public laundries in ‘Alone Together’. Collaborating with Royal Ballet choreographer Kristen McNally and Royal Opera House senior costume manager Ilaria Martello, Carolina connects viewers to the invisible world of domestic labour through stunning video projections on Venice's streets and tapestries in the Domus Civica Gallery, San Polo.
Episode 4: Publishing in Venice
Enrico Bettinello is redefining storytelling through the Venice-based and focused publishing house Wetlands Books. From commissioning African writers to exploring the intersection of theatre and books, Enrico shares his unique perspective on the cultural landscape of Venice.
Episode 1: Collaboration in the Venetian Lagoon
Alice collaborates with artists across the archipelago to give us a rare insight into the social, political and ecological fabric of the Veneto region.