hector zamora: zeppelin installation at 2009 venice art biennale

mexican artist hector zamora exhibited works as part of arsenale at the venice art biennale 2009. zamora creates social interventions that manifest themselves in all media and are always based on deep research into the history of a place and its inhabitants’ collective memory, myths, and desires. for venice, he created a fictitious festival – ‘sciame dei dirigibili’ (2009) of dirigibles (airships) over the city which manifested itself in public spaces and exhibition venues.

‘sciame di dirigibili’ / stuck inflatable zeppelin, 2009
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zeppelin installation inside the arsenale
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still from the video installation

still from the video installation