Personal Structures - Reflections
6th Edition

 

The 6th edition of Personal Structures, hosting more than 190 participants, revolved around the concept of reflections, perceived both as the image created from a mirrored surface as well as a thought, idea, or opinion. The theme was presented with a double reading and value: physically, as a phenomenon of the visible, and mentally, as a thought resulting from a meditative action. As envisioned by the ECC curatorial team, the act of reflecting carries the potential to foresee possibilities and the responsibility of imagining a better future.

In an increasingly multicultural and liquid society, according to the definition of the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, where the belief that change is the only thing permanent and that uncertainty is the only certainty, there is a need to identify the present by relating to the people and the surrounding environment, enhancing empathy as a tool for collective transformation.

Artists and intellectuals have always looked at society and incidents, suggesting interpretations or proposing different points of view. In Personal Structures – Reflections, emergent and established artists reflected through their works of art, different themes and current issues, such as climate change, environmental and social sustainability, ethnic and gender equality. Hence, the exhibition aimed to imprint and suggest realistic as well as utopian art-driven alternatives, which the audience had the opportunity to relate to.

Dates

From 23 April
to 27 November 2022

Venues

Palazzo Mora
Palazzo Bembo
Marinaressa Gardens

Participants

Palazzo Mora

300Forward, US; Albena Mihaylova-Bendji, BG; Albert Scopin, DE/US; Andrea Vinkovic, AU; Angelika Lill-Pirrung, DE; Ania Trojanowska Hobson, UK; Araki Nobuyoshi, JP; Ariela Wertheimer, IL; Arnulf Rainer, AU; Barbara Downs, IS/US; Beatriz Gerenstein, US; Bethany Springer, US; Bruno Surdo, US; Calvin Teng, TW; Carlos Blanco Artero, ES; University of Applied Arts Vienna, AT; Ceviga, UK/KR; Chandraguptha Thenuwara, LK; ([{ collective, IT; Concept2048, AD; Corine van Voorbergen, NL; Daisuke Ozaki, JP; Daniela Ardiri & Hannah Faith Beilharz, CH) Daniel Ibbotson, UK; Daniel Pešta, CZ; Diana Stelin, US; Dominique Paulin, FR; Douglas Tausik Ryder, US; Eddy De Bona aka Eddy Fides, IT; Elisa Insua, AR; Eric Hans Aimé Hubbes, DE; Etty Yaniv, US; Gabriel Schmitz, ESP; Guy Van den Bulcke, BE; Helen Twigge-Molecey, UK; Hrachya Vardanyan, AM; Hugo Thomassen, NL; I Must Be Living Twice, NL; Jacques Jarrige, FR; Jessica Burstein, US; Jim Nickel, US; Joanne Luijmes, NL; Johnny López, CO; Joseph Kosuth, US; Judith Unger, US; Katherine Jackson, US; Kristaps Zariņš, LV; Kristin Moore, US; Kwak Hye-Young, KR; Kylin O’Brien, US; Lesley Richmond, CA; Lincoln Townley, UK; Lookha, KR; Lori Weitzner, US; Marc Abele, DE; Marcello Martinez-Vega, DE/EC; Maria Povloska, US/MK; Marie Bergstedt, US; Mark Dotzler, US; Martin Parr, UK; Masoud Akhavanjam, IR; Meadows, IT/LB; Mercedes & Franziska Welte, AT; Michael Pröpper & Rolf Berte, DE; Michel Kirch, FR; Mizuho Nishioka, NZ; Monika Radhoff-Troll, DE; Mukesh Shah, AE; Museum van de Geest, NL; Nahanni McKay, CA);Nemanja Nikolic, UK; Oh Myung Hee, KR; Olamboray, BE; Paul Onditi, KE; Peter Bracke, BE; Peter Gospodinov, CH; Peter van Ardenne, NL; Petro Smetana, UA; Qi Yang, DE; Rah Eleh, CA; Raven Halfmoon; Rene Rietmeyer, NL; Rimm Chae, KR; Rini Tandon, AT; Risa Wada, MY; Rocko Iremashvili, GA; Ronit Keret, IL; Sandra Cattaneo Adorno, US; Sarah Gold, NL; Sarah Izod, UK; Sasha Sparks, FR; Saskia Pintelon, LK; Sebastian Di Mauro, AU; Sharing Perama, GR; Shingo Francis, US/JP; Sonal Ambani, IN; Superchief Gallery NFT, US; The team of DiGe project (ERC No 714874) Tina Zimmermann, DE; Tineke Smith, NL; Wantian Cui, CN; Woo Jin Kim, KR; Yoshiaki Suito, JP; Yuping Hsu, TW; Zakaria Rugs, NL.

 

Palazzo Bembo

Agne Christensen, US; Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth, DE/GR; Alissa Everett, KE; Americans: Current Imaginaries, US; Ana Huberman Lazovsky, IL; Andreas Luethi, CH; Anka Landtau, DE; Araki Nobuyoshi, JP; Arika von Edler & Rachel Alexandrou, US; Bonita Ely with Melissa Williams-Brown, AU; Caroline Hachem-Vermette, CA; Carrie Able, US; University of New Mexico & Davidson College, US) Chen Peiper, IL; Daniel Pešta, CZ; David Guez, IL; Deanna Sirlin, US; Dedy Sufriadi, ID; Destinee Ross-Sutton Gallery, US; Donald Martiny, US; Eclectic Gallery, UK; Elizabeth Heyert, US; Ewa Bathelier, FR; Fintan Whelan, IE; Flore aka Christopher Florentino, US; Gabriela Drees-Holz, DE) Galerie Myrtis, US);Georgii Uvs & Ellen Nash, UK; Geraldine Ondrizek and Reed College, US; Gill Gatfield, NZ; Giselle Weegels, NL; Hans-Ruedi Wüthrich, CH; Helen Kirwan, CY; Hisako Sakurai, JP; Hunt Slonem, US; Hyun-Kyung Kim, KR/DE; Ian Hagarty & Danny Kaufmann, US; Jane Frances Dunlop, CA; Karen Sewell, NZ; Katja Tukiainen & Maria Wolfram, FI; Laura Santini, CA; Laurette Succar, FR; Lawrence Weiner, US; Lubomír Typlt, CZ; Mahiriki Tangaroa, CK; Marianna Williams, US; Masoud Akhavanjam; Megan Mosholder, US; Michael Rich, US; Mihai Țopescu, RO; Monika Kus-Picco, AT/BR; Murielle Argoud, CH; Natasha Zupan, ES.

 

Marinaressa Gardens

Andrée Valley, US; Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio, NO; University of New Mexico & Davidson College, USA; Franziska & Mercedes Welte, AT; Helga Palasser, AT; Karen McCoy, US; Kaz Shirane, JP; Madworkshop, US; Martin George, AU; Masoud Akhavanjam, IR; Meryl Taradash, US; Naja Utzon Popov, DK; nomad. + Global R&D Cemex, ES/US; Richard Orlinski, FR; Rodrigo de la Sierra, MX; Romolo Del Deo, IT/US; Vivianne Duchini, AR.

Useful Links

Catalogue

Want to discover more about Personal Structures and its participants? Download the 2022 Digital Catalogue for a deep insight.

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Collateral Events

From Palestine With Art
Collateral Event
La Biennale di Venezia Arte 2022

The exhibition, promoted by the Palestine Museum US, featured nineteen Palestinian artists residing in Palestine and countries around the world. Looking to the present and future, it showed the enduring beauty of Palestine’s land and people. From Palestine With Art created a powerful statement matching Palestinians’ determination to embrace land and heritage.

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Virtual Tours

Don’t miss the opportunity to discover Personal Structures – Reflections exhibition and our historical venues in the heart of Venice through our immersive virtual tours. Palazzo Mora, Palazzo Bembo and Marinaressa Gardens are just a click away!

↳ Palazzo Mora

↳ Palazzo Bembo

↳ Marinaressa Gardens – Ponente

↳ Marinaressa Gardens – Levante

ECC Awards

The winners of the 2022 edition are:

Painting & Mixed Media
Galerie Myrtis, The Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined, Palazzo Mora

Sculpture & Installation
Jacques Jarrige represented by Valerie Goodman Gallery, The Idol, Palazzo Mora

Photography
Alissa Everett, Covering Beauty, Palazzo Bembo

Video & Digital Art
Helen Kirwan, Grief-Work, Palazzo Bembo

University & Research Projects
University of New Mexico, Library, a Classroom, and the World, Palazzo Bembo and Marinaressa Gardens

Lifetime Achievement Award
Lawrence Weiner

Learn more about the winners, shortlisted projects, and the jury by following the link.

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Press Materials

Want to discover more about Personal Structures? Check out the exhibition Press Kit for press releases and images. For press inquiries and media accreditation, you can contact us at press@ecc-italy.eu.

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Special Projects

Seychelles, Zoe Chong-Seng
curated by Martin Kennedy

Zoe Chong-Seng is one of the most highly regarded figurative painters working in the Indian Ocean region. Her works explore contemporary life within distinct collections, in which the human form is invariably the key visual element within carefully arranged narratives which possess the feel, at times, of mise en scenes.

 

Fiebre Photobook Fest

In 2022, Fiebre Photobook, the first and only festival in Spain specialising in photobooks, celebrated its 10th edition with an exciting collaboration with ECC. For a decade, it has become an essential meeting point for creatives and professionals. Their participation in Personal Structures was followed by ECC’s involvement in the fair to promote exhibition photographers’ books.

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Arena for a Tree
by Klaus Littmann

The forest as an exhibition object was once a mere idea. In 2019, Swiss artist Klaus Littmann made it a reality, transforming Klagenfurt’s Wörthersee Stadium with 299 trees in For Forest – The Unending Attraction of Nature.
Arena for a Tree germinated like a seed from that memorable art project in Austria. It was first installed on Basel’s Münsterplatz (Cathedral Square) in 2021.

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European Cultural Academy

European Cultural Academy (ECA) runs short training programmes in art and architecture. Additionally ECA offers courses for school teachers seeking to integrate art practices into their work.

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Videos

The 6th edition of Personal Structures was captured through a series of videos that encapsulated the exhibition as well as ECC’s values. Get a glimpse of the group exhibition from its behind the scenes to its opening events.

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