Written by Water
Exhibition
11.05. - 24.11.2019
Address
Luxembourg Pavilion
Arsenale, Sale d'Armi, 1st floor
Venice,
Commissioner
Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg
Organiser
Casino Luxembourg Forum d’art contemporain
Curator
Kevin Muhlen
Assistant curator
Stilbé Schroeder
Artist
Marco Godinho
Visual identity and design
Multiplo
Support
SJL Jimenez Lunz Law Firm Luxembourg
LuXembourg - Let’s make it happen
Marco Godinho was selected to represent Luxembourg at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with his project Written by Water.
In line with the main themes that guide his artistic approach, Marco Godinho’s work for the Luxembourg Pavilion looks at the relationships that mankind entertains with the sea. Always in search of new horizons, the Portuguese-born artist is a nomadic explorer of the geographical, political and philosophical margins and boundaries of the world in which he lives.
Throughout the centuries, the sea has fascinated humans and given birth to countless legends and projections, prompting men and women to embark on daring exploratory journeys that have durably changed and defined our perception of the world. Yet beneath the romantic veneer of an epic space that kindles the imagination lurks a more complex geopolitical dimension.