Aqua Alta
China Blue
InstallationSeptember 25 - October 18, 2008
Aqua Alta by China Blue is exhibited concurrently at the AC [Direct] in Chelsea, New York City and OPEN XI in San Servolo in Venice, Italy in conjunction with the architecture biennale.
Aqua Alta submerges the listener in the sounds of the water of Venice. Featured are the unique sounds of lapping water, cavitation from waves and various sonic sea life native to the lagoon that are threatened by global warming.
In San Servolo, Aqua Alta is positioned in a portico of the Benedictine monastery. Simultaneously exhibiting this work in a historical Venetian location and a hip Chelsea gallery effectively invokes thoughts on global warming and the impact of rising waters on the costal cities and cultural repositories throughout the world.
NYC installation is curated by Holly Crawford.
Venice installation is curated by Edward Rubin.
About the Artist
China Blue is a two time NASA/RI Space Grant recipient and an internationally exhibiting artist who was the first person to record the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and NASA’s Vertical Gun. Her exhibition Firefly Projects was nominated for the 2012 “Best Monographic Museum Exhibition, Nationally” by the International Association of Art Critics. She represented the US at OPEN XI, Venice, Italy an exhibition held in conjunction with the Architecture Biennale and at the Tokyo Experimental Art Festival. Reviews of her work have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Art in America, Art Forum and NY Arts. She has been an invited speaker at Harvard, Yale, MIT, Berkelee School of Music, Reed College and Brown University and an adjunct professor and Fellow at Brown University. China Blue is also the Founder and Executive Director of The Engine Institute.
Image courtesy the artist.