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There’s something new and exciting on the Grand Canal in Venice!
An art installation by Lorenzo Quinn is gracing the waters at the Ca’ Sagredo Hotel.
Immense hands emerge from the Venetian waters and appear to support the hotel. Entitled Support, the sculpture highlights the threat faced by the city due to global warming and rising sea levels.
An inspiring and breathtaking sculpture, it is best viewed from across the Grand Canal at the Mercati di Rialto (Seafood Market) although an alternate view can be garnered from taking the traghetto (gondola ferry) adjacent to the Ca’ Sagredo Hotel. If you are lucky (like we were) you may have the traghetto all to yourself, however, your view may be hampered if the gondola is filled with other tourists. If you do not decide to take the traghetto, definitely take one of the side streets next to the hotel and walk out onone of the piers or Vaporetto stops for excellent side views. The minute details of the sculpture are incredible!
The installation was unveiled on May 13 for the 57th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale and will remain on display until November 26.
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Support at the Ca’ Sagredo Hotel
- http://www.casagredohotel.com/
- Address: Campo Santa Sofia, 4198/99, 30121 Venezia, Italy
- Hours: always viewable and lighted by spotlight at night
- Admission: free
- Traghetto Ca’D’Oro Pescaria, 2€ per person