“Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas” by Petrit Halilaj & Álvaro Urbano / APxART / AUDEMARS PIGUET

A new installation co-commissioned by TBA21-Academy and Audemars Piguet Contemporary at Ocean Space, Venice, is now on view until 5 November 2023. Artists Petrit Halilaj and Álvaro Urbano create an evolving ecosystem within the historic San Lorenzo Church, where large-scale sculptures of hybrid aquatic, terrestrial and aerial creatures, activated by live musicians and performers, evoke possibilities of transformation and alternate worlds. They will try to synchronize the installation’s musical composition by Lugh O’Neill, referencing the difficulty of achieving a perfect harmony in the material world.