Maldives Pavilion

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The Maldives Pavilion represents the Republic of the Maldives at the International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia among the National Pavilions. The inaugural Pavilion was introduced in 2013 [1] for the 55th Venice Biennale, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. The Commissioner of the Pavilion is The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Republic of the Maldives. The inaugural pavilion explored the themes of ecological romanticism and climate crisis.

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Alfredo Cramerotti, Aida Eltorie and Khaled Ramadan are members of the curatorial collective Chamber of Public Secrets who curated the first Maldives pavilion at Venice Biennale 2013, http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/

Maldives Pavilion 2013

Portable Nation: Disappearance as Work in Progress – Approaches to Ecological Romanticism, [2] The first presentation of the National Pavilion of the Maldives, was presented from June 1 through to November 24 of 2013.

Presented as an international exhibition devoted to the topic of climate change and eco-aesthetics, the Pavilion combined the dual focuses of the beauty of the nation's landscapes with the rich visual history of this Republic. The exhibition provided an "aesthetical experience and extensive knowledge of the concept of Contemporary Environmental Romanticism [3] through the works of the Official Artists and the Collateral Events.

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, and the Republic of the Maldives serve as the Commissioner of the Pavilion and appointed the Curators of this exhibition, the international collective CPS – Chamber of Public Secrets (Alfredo Cramerotti, Aida Eltorie, Khaled Ramadan). As part of the curatorial background, CPS notes that "A 60 cm raise in sea levels would see the entirety of the Maldives smothered by the ocean and make the Maldivian population probably the first refugees of global warming." [4] Considered as being one of the most endangered Countries by the current sea level rise associated with climatological effects of human influences, nature as a culturally defined etymology is used as a point of departure for explorations of the ethics of climate change contingencies such as the possibility of climate refugees

The subtitle of the Pavilion, Disappearance as work in progress – approaches to Ecological Romanticism, conceived the Maldives Pavilion as a platform for artists, environmental campaigners, and thinkers. [5] [6]

The venue of the Pavilion was the Gervasuti Foundation on via Garibaldi, a former Wood-shop since converted into a foundation. [7] During the time of the Exhibition, the foundation operated as an exhibition space, a bookstore, as well as a terrace cafe with weekly curated events presented by Curator-in-Residence Mike Watson of Joan of Art: Towards a Free Education, through the Collateral Events programming. [8]

As part of the preview program of the Biennale, the Pavilion realized an ephemeral outdoor installation: The Ice Monolith. Participating artist Stefano Cagol placed a block of ice from the Italian Alps on the shore of Venice in Riva Cà di Dio and symbolically left it melting, shooting the entire 60 hours process. [9] [10]

The exhibition catalogue was published in 2014 by Maretti Editore and is entitled: Portable Nation. Maldives Pavilion, edited by Dorian Batycka, Camilla Boemio, Alfredo Cramerotti, Aida Eltoire, Maretti Editore, 2013 ISBN   978-88-89477-519

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Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Republic of the Maldives

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About the art and curatorial collective Chamber of Public Secrets

Chamber of Public Secrets (CPS) is an art and curatorial collective. CPS was established in Berlin-Copenhagen in 2004 by artists Khaled Ramadan, Alfredo Crammerotti and Stine Hoxbroe. The collective network of artists, curators and writers managed to providing a platform for the kind of artistic expression that goes beyond what is recognized on the global art scene. In 2005-06 CPS started it first experimental TV broadcast on tv-tv / Copenhagen Channel. Tv-tv group inherited the TV Stop station from a group of political activists who established the channel in 1989. https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_STOP Up to the closing of tv-tv in 2010 members of CPS collective has produced more than 55 programs about 200 hours of TV documentaries addressing the consequence of socio-political developments around the world and the withdrawal of a silent intellectual majority from the social spectrum into the narrow passages of academia.

Projects curated by CPS

Manifesta 8 The European Biennial, Spain Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, is known to be as Europe only roving, contemporary art event, showcasing the most innovative work by artists and curators from around the world. Manifesta an early 1990s Dutch initiative took shape as the International Foundation Manifesta (IFM), an independent and not-for-profit organisation with offices in Amsterdam. In 2010 CPS co-curated the Manifesta 8 in Murcia, Spain under the theme of the Rest is History. CPS aimed at specific way to curate the project, to make use of the location and its particular reality, not merely to utilise it for site-specific projects but rather to integrate the sites into the broader artistic project as a resource of intellectual capital to provide all participants with an ample opportunity for research and innovation as according to curators Khaled Ramadan and Alfredo Cramerotti. http://www.chamberarchive.org/blog/category/biennials/manifesta/


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  1. ↑ 55. Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte – la Biennale di Venezia. Il palazzo enciclopedico, Marsilio Editori, ISBN   978-88-317-1558-4
  2. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/press-release-2/
  3. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/curatorial-statement/
  4. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/background/
  5. ↑ Kate Deimling, "Island Nations Seize the Venice Biennale Spotlight to Decry Climate Change," Blouin Artinfo, April 24
  6. ↑ Klaus Schafler, Hacking the Future and Planet…, Folio Verlag, ISBN   978-3-85256-611-5
  7. ↑ Portable Nation. Maldives Pavilion, edited by Dorian Batycka, Camilla Boemio, Alfredo Cramerotti, Aida Eltoire, Maretti Editore, ISBN   978-88-89477-519
  8. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/call-for-participants-joan-of-art/
  9. ↑ Stefano Cagol, The Ice Monolith. Platform, ISBN   978-88-902879-6-1
  10. ↑ Claudia Jolles "Editorial" + Cover, Kunstbulletin, July–August
  11. ↑ https://www.mqw.at/en/institutions/q21/artists-in-residence/2016/khaled-ramadan/
  12. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PressRelease_May22.pdf
  13. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/press-release-2/
  14. ↑ http://maldivespavilion.com/blog/joan-of-art-program/

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