"Casa Sanlorenzo, the new cultural space in Venice established by the yacht builder Sanlorenzo, has opened its inaugural exhibition. Breathtaking is an installation by the Italian artist and photographer Fabrizio Ferri which reflects on the devastating impact of plastic and microplastic pollution in the oceans-a work that underscores the direct link between marine pollution and its lethal consequences for human life."
""Not long ago, I stumbled upon some very disturbing photographs of a seal and a dolphin suffocated by plastic bags," says Ferri. "Looking at these images I gained a new awareness: the deadly force of the contamination of the seas and oceans that we cause with plastic and microplastics is not only killing the oceans, we are also killing ourselves.""
Casa Sanlorenzo in Venice opened its inaugural exhibition featuring Breathtaking by Fabrizio Ferri. Breathtaking is an installation and photographic series reflecting on plastic and microplastic pollution, linking marine contamination to lethal consequences for humans. The work first showed at the Museo di Storia Naturale in Milan, where it attracted over 40,000 visitors in four days. The Venice presentation adds a portrait of musician and activist Sting alongside images of Helena Christensen, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Susan Sarandon and Naomi Watts, all portrayed covered in plastic and detritus to evoke the silent suffocation of marine ecosystems. A large glass coffin filled with seawater anchors the installation, surrounded by 13 large-scale images mounted on a black wall with handmade iron nails. The opening coincided with the Venice International Film Festival and the 2025 Architecture Biennale.
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