San Giacomo is a small square island between Murano and Burano, reached by boat and marked by weathered brick walls, vegetation, and remnants of a medieval monastery. A tilted full-scale brick church installation by Hugh Hayden titled Huff and Puff greets visitors. Pamela Rosenkranz’s fluorescent pink tree glows intensely near the water’s edge, attracting butterflies and bees. Claire Fontaine’s giant blue LED sign reads “Patriarchy = CO₂,” while Goshka Macuga’s spaceship-like structure rises from the ground. Matt Copson’s Fanfare/Lament includes flags and bulbous eyes flown high above, with people on the roof and a brass band scored by Oliver Leith. The works vary in scale and tone while collectively raising questions about the future.
"Approaching the island of San Giacomo by boat, it is easy to believe you are arriving somewhere that has barely changed in a thousand years. The small square island is situated between Murano and Burano, its weathered brick walls consumed by flowers and vegetation, and the remnants of a medieval monastery emerging from the water with eerie stillness."
"A full-scale brick church tilts forwards at a near-impossible angle and greets visitors as they descend their boats onto the island. The mind-bending installation is titled Huff and Puff by artist Hugh Hayden - the first in a series of permanent installations on the island. Behind it, a fluorescent pink tree by Pamela Rosenkranz glows so intensely it seems to outline the whole lagoon itself as it sits by the water's edge, drawing butterflies and bees into the greenery."
"Artist duo Claire Fontaine's giant blue LED sign declares 'Patriarchy = CO₂', and a vast spaceship-like structure by Goshka Macuga rises from the ground. High above, flags and bulbous eyes, part of Matt Copson's show Fanfare/Lament curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, climb the sky, flown by people on the roof of his exhibition below, accompanied by a brass band scored by Oliver Leith."
"The works on the island are wildly different in register. Some are monumental and ironic, others more delicate and earnest. Together they seem to be asking the same restless questions about what kind of future we are building."
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