SEA BY THE CITY

The second exhibition in the series Ljubljana Bows to Slovenia is crossing the national border to present in the Match Gallery contemporary artists from far and near who have set up a home in greater Trieste.

Sea by the City presents the sea of Trieste, a strongly marked "urban sea". Eight international artists from the Trieste art scene tell of the sea of Trieste in various ways, presenting it as a meditative mirror at the crossroads of nations and cultures, the sea being the element of encounters and exchange.

Mila Lazić will be presenting Mediterranean Polyphony (Polifonia mediterranea) an audio installation that pays homage to the great Croatian writer, Predrag Matvejević, in which 13 different people are reading his book, Mediterranean Breviary, in a polyphony that ripples like the sea. MarePlurale by Elio Germani is a gigantic photomosaic composed of an endless series of photographs taken with the help of refugees: portraits of inhabitants of Trieste, tourists and new citizens are set along the coasts of the city, creating a wide sea they all share with each other. The Port of Trieste by Fabrizio Giraldi is a taciturn feature on the industrial port, the main roles played by the cargo, lorries, containers and ships telling of international exchange between the city and the rest of the world. This is also the part of the city that everybody talks about, yet nobody really knows.
The Cross-eyed Sea (Mare strabico) video installation by Emanuela Marassi uses white seashells to encourage the sensual perception of the sea. Emotional Resonance by Claudia Livia invites the audience to interact with the work of art, harmonizing the rhythm of the falling drops with the heartbeat of visitors participating in the installation. Reflected Light (Gibigiana) by Cecilia Donaggio Luzzatto-Fegiz projects to the gallery ceiling a compilation of sun’s reflections on the surface of the sea, reminding of the children’s game of reflecting mirrors. The video document of the Fluid Sirens (Sirene Fluide) performance by Nina Alexopoulou and Nika Furlani, which will also be featured in the exhibition programme, uses a contemporary rendition of a classical act where fish, molluscs and crabs are projected on a naked body to tell of hybrid creatures from the Mediterranean mythology with fluid personalities. Exploring sirens, chimeras and contemporary divas, the performance also touches upon gender-related issues.

The exhibition opening will be on Tuesday, 27 February 2018, at 7 p.m.
For a guided tour with the artists and the curators visit the gallery at 20 March 2018, at 5 p.m.

Live performance of Fluid Sirens (Sirene Fluide) performance by Nina Alexopoulou and Nika Furlani on 29 March 2018, at 7 p.m. The performance will be followed by a conversation with the artists and a guided tour.

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