I am a wind sculpture by Florian Dombois, made of material from the abandoned islands of Venice. Many people helped to make me real. They sailed the lagoon on a dinghy with golden sails, collecting my backs and bones. I first appeared in the «Galleria del Vento» in the Research Pavilion, 2017. Later I lived in Caserma Pepe on the Lido. Even Google has seen me.
Titel: Wind Tunnel Model (Venice). Date: 2017. Author: Florian Dombois. Material: Wood, metal, plastic, cardboard. Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 1.6 m. Location: Venice
Sailing and Building Crew: Kaspar König (3.7.–24.7. & 7.8.–15.8.2017), Daniel Barnbeck (3.7.–17.7.), Kathrin Doppler (1.8.–7.8.), Fabian Gutscher (7.8.–15.8.), Heiko Schätzle (24.7.–31.7.), Eirini Sourgiadaki (1.8.–7.8.), Yamu Wang (24.7.–31.7.) and Lydia Zimmermann (17.7.–24.7.).
The artists also acknowledges the many supporters of this project, esp.: Giolia Mazzorin, Andrea Curtoni, Seppo Salminen, Jan Kaila, Ugo Carmeni, Sibylle Boppart, Jacqueline Wolf, Sandi Paucic, Anton Rey, Thomas Grunwald, Peter Hilfiker, Teresa Sollfrank, Jan Svenungsson, Edvin, Andrea, Bruce, Fabio, Adi, Matti, Chiara, Berit, Ale, Orseola, Sara, Anita, Frederique, Cecilia, Antonio et al.
This project was funded by Zurich University of the Arts.