MiRNArte vs Space Eye Guide

The site-specific installation “Viral Human” was conceived by artist Sara Grilli, in order to evoke the historical origins of the Venice Redeemer's Festival. The work “Viral Human” – available digitally from 25 June to 16 July 2023 through a mobile application – travels parallel between two eras: the Plague of 1575-77 in Venice and the Covid-19 pandemic. The visitor, equipped with headphones or earphones, will live an interactive and immersive listening experience: an app conceived as a “time capsule” that travels between two historical eras which, 447 years apart, will be forced to face a long health emergency, such as to threaten the safety and survival of the respective communities. Thanks to this comparison it was possible to create a “bridge narrative” between two apparently different, yet surprisingly similar, historical moments in their attempts to stop the spread of the virus: containment measures such as quarantine and social distancing were in fact implemented already four centuries ago. Arte Pubblica e Metaverso is the first International Collective Exhibition set up in the virtual perimeter of the island of Venice visible from 17 July to 2 November 2023 and accompanied by a call for participation dedicated to Visual Arts and Contemporary Music. The purpose of the initiative is to: • investigate the relationship between public art and the metaverse by exploiting immersive reality and a geo-localized map; this combination could be measured with the urban context generating a path of visit and a hybrid exhibition space, halfway between the physical and the virtual; • create a digital mobilization of contemporary art and music and an integration of globally distributed expressive codes.

Make the most of your visit to the observatory with the Space Eye app. With our special app, your experience begins as soon as you start out on your journey here. On the adventure trail, you can listen to a wealth of fascinating stories about space and the environment. And once you enter the exhibition, the Space Eye app will provide you with an audio guide with background information about each of the exhibits.