Rapturous Alchemy: The Corallium Series in Venice 2024
The European Cultural Centre has invited Virginia to exhibit “Rapturous Alchemy” at Palazzo Bembo during the 2024 Venice Biennale. The installation presents several of the new large scale Corallium works backlit on lightboxes in a dark room, which creates the ambience of one being immersed in the sea. One of the ambitions of the project is to educate the public about the devastating effects of climate change on coral reefs.
Rapturous Alchemy Brochure (Click on bottom left to view brochure pages)
Rapturous Alchemy installation video, European Cultural Centre, Venice Italy, 2024
This project has been supported by a grant from the Martha Boschen Porter Fund, a Fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
Corallium 50, oil on archival film, 76” x 40”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 47, oil on archival film, 33” x 25”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 53, oil on archival film, 40”x50”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 51 oil on archival film, 46” x 40”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 40, oil on archival film, 33” x 25”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 41, oil on archival film, 33” x 25”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 48, oil on archival film, 33” x 25”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 52, oil on archival film, 40” x 30”, backlit, 2023
Corallium 50, oil on archival, 33”x 25, 2022, example of dead coral after bleaching due to climate change