Italian video art pioneer Fabrizio Plessi has opened a new exhibition, "Fabrizio Plessi: Drowning in a Glass of Water," at the recently rebranded Galleria Barovier and Toso in Venice. The show features a monumental installation of rings placed in dialogue with the gallery's historic chandeliers, alongside a series of glass sculptures that mimic traditional water vessels but are largely solid, creating a trompe l'oeil effect. The works incorporate moving images and sounds of water.
The exhibition highlights a significant creative collaboration between the artist, the gallery, and the centuries-old Murano glassmaking tradition, dating back to 1295. It juxtaposes heritage craftsmanship with contemporary video art to explore themes of time, memory, and the elemental power of water, offering a meditation on Venetian ingenuity and the evolution of artistic expression through material.