Collaborations & Special Projects

This year the European Cultural Centre had the pleasure to host a series of special projects and strengthen collaborations with international artists and institutions. Exhibited outside Arsenale Nord was Arena for a Tree, a site-specific project by Klaus Littmann created with the support of Kultustiftung Basel H. Geiger. The walk-in art intervention delivered a strong message about global warming and hopes for a sustainable future by presenting three isolated trees at the centre of a round 12 metre diameter amphitheatre.

For the third consecutive year, ECC Italy renewed its collaboration with Fiebre Photobook, the first and only festival in Spain specialised in photobooks. After taking part in the jury for the Dummy Award in 2023, ECC hosted once again a presentation of selected photobooks featured in past editions of the Festival.

Another important partnership was the one with Blurring the Lines, a non-profit organisation seeking to promote and encourage initiatives in the fields of photography and education. The photographic presentation by Vanessa Cowling, one of the winners of the 2023 Blurring the Lines' award, was part of Personal Structures - Beyond Boundaries.

Event Programme

A programme including more than 106 events enhanced this year’s exhibition from April to November. A series of artist talks, conferences, along with workshops and performances, were hosted in the ECC venues and open to all visitors of the seventh edition of the exhibition. Every month, artists, gallerists, and academics joined ECC Italy in Venice shedding light on current concepts and questions in the fields of art and design. As part of the 2024’s programme, the second edition of the Personal Structures - Public Screenings, the engaging cinema-inspired event presenting a selection of short films from this year’s exhibitors, was hosted at Palazzo Michiel. 

Beyond the exhibition

Reaching a wider and international audience, the exhibition was experienced beyond its physical spaces. Personal Structures - Beyond Boundaries was narrated extensively online through insightful editorials and exclusive content on the exhibition’s website as well as social media platforms. The show was documented with videos and photographs, as well as enhanced by a series of interviews that expanded on the concept behind selected artworks on display. Additionally, Personal Structures was made available thanks to the release of virtual tours which included details on the works exhibited and information about each participant.

The catalogue of the seventh edition of Personal Structures, curated and designed by the ECC Italy team, resulted in an extension of the exhibition itself, accompanying and guiding the spectator through the group show. It was printed in two different versions: a collectable hardcover publication and a paperback one, and available digitally and downloadable at the following link.