"Until September 7th, 2025, Venice's St. Mark's Square becomes the stage for Dreams in Transit, a large-scale installation dedicated to the stories and aspirations of migrants. Curated by the Art for Action Foundation and inspired by Inside Out Project, the work transforms the facade of the historic Procuratie with 100 oversized black-and-white portraits. Installed on one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, the project brings the subject of migration into the symbolic center of Venice, confronting passersby with both absence and belonging."
"The portraits stem from an eight-month journey across Europe by filmmaker and artist Sarah Makharine, who met with 100 recently arrived migrants, listening to their stories and collecting their dreams. Unlike conventional portraiture, each subject is photographed from behind, gazing outward. This unusual perspective shifts attention away from facial identity toward collective experience, evoking both departure and the horizon of possibility."
Dreams in Transit covers the Procuratie facade at St. Mark's Square with 100 black-and-white portraits through September 7, 2025. The portraits come from an eight-month journey across Europe by Sarah Makharine, who met 100 recently arrived migrants, listened to their stories, and collected their dreams. Each subject is photographed from behind, gazing outward, shifting focus from individual facial identity to collective experience and evoking departure and horizons of possibility. The project is part of After Migration, linked to the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale and examining social, cultural, and political dimensions of migration. The exhibition continues at The Home of The Human Safety Net until March 15, 2026 with artworks addressing displacement and identity.
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