Rebirth and hope, Lorenzo Quinn’s “Baby 3.0” in Venice
Rebirth and hope, Lorenzo Quinn’s “Baby 3.0” in Venice
On the Grand Canal a new monumental installation by the artist
Venice, July 18 (askanews) – A sculpture overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice that wants to be a message of hope and rebirth and that literally recreates the dimension of childbirth, on a monumental scale. “Baby 3.0” by the artist Lorenzo Quinn was inaugurated in the garden of Palazzo Corner della Ca ‘Granda in San Marco.
“This sculpture – he told askanews – represents not only the change I aspire to both as a person, but also for humanity. I believe we are in a very important, transcendental moment, we hope it is the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new, positive one, based on love, empathy, kindness and respect. This sculpture seeks to seek a dialogue, a rebirth of humanity, which starts from this maternal womb. I conceived this work with my wife, who had three children and therefore she knows well what childbirth means. I am a man and of course I will never be able to feel it. But I can empathize ”.
A large pelvic bone in aluminum and a child in stainless steel mesh, the work is monumental and at the same time light and changes appearance over the course of the day, with the change of lights and reflections. “During the day the baby almost disappears – added Quinn – at night, however, with the light, it takes on its volume, its strength and its presence. Almost as if it were the moment of the conception of the work, and therefore of human life. It gives value to that ”.
7 meters high and almost 9 meters wide, Quinn’s new sculpture is also part of a dialogue with the city of Venice, cultivated over the years with other famous installations, of which the “Baby 3.0” represents a sort of continuation.
“All my works – concluded Lorenzo Quinn – speak of humanity and the union of humanity. I want to look for what we have in common, that’s why in the past I worked a lot with my hands. It makes me happy when they say that my sculptures are very easy to understand, then it means that I have succeeded in my intent ”.
With the curatorship of Amira Gad, the work will remain on display in the garden of the Venetian Prefecture until October 31st.