Exhibition Mille Donne di Venezia
November 20 to December 27, 2023 – Mille Donne di Venezia exhibition
Sumus WoMen regenerative movement around a manifesto on the occasion of the Mille Donne di Venezia and WOW (Women of the World) exhibition.
Why Women? Because they give Life, today they are the ones who can bring about a new dynamic to cure humanity of its excesses.
For many, Venice is a woman, she carries within herself the power of the feminine which must awaken throughout the world to allow the emergence of a peaceful, joyful and sustainable society. Many Venetian women were historically global pioneers in their time. This is why SUMus decided to honor these historic Venetian women, as well as the women living in Venice today who carry this essential feminine heritage. This tribute was paid through an artistic exhibition which opened on November 20, 2023 at Campo San Lorenzo.
The artist Pierre Maraval , known for his viral works, took photos, from May 2023 to September 2023 , of Venetian women who wanted to contribute to creating a better world for future generations and who recognized themselves in the theme of the exhibition “ We Care, We Dare” .
Some examples of these women are Maria Barovier, Caterina Corner, Cassandra Fedele, Gaspara Stampa, Irene di Spilimbergo, Morosina Morosini, Veronica Franco, Bianca Cappello, Marietta Robusti (la Tintoretta), Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo de' Zorzi), Lucrezia Marinelli , Sara Copio Sullam, Elena Cassandra, Tarabotti, Barbara Strozzi, Elena Lucrezia Corner Piscopia, Rosalba Carriera, Giulia Lama, Faustina Bordoni, Maria Boscolo, Elisabetta Caminer Turra, Giustina Renier Michiel, Gioseffa Cornoldi Caminer, Isabella Teotochi Albrizzi, Adele Della Vida Levi , Eleonora Duse, Emma Ciardi, Margherita Sarfatti, Luisa Casati, Peggy Guggenheim as well as Ida d'Este.
The work is viral, that is to say that the first women to take the photo asked other women to be part of it and so on. It is a spontaneous virality , all women whatever their age, whatever their origin, whatever their status were invited to participate in this collective work as long as they live in Venice or on the surrounding islands or on Terra Ferma, and that they wish to contribute to creating a new positive dynamic in their city.
These first 1000 portraits were then exhibited from November 20 to December 27, 2023 on Campo San Lorenzo.
The 1000 portraits initiated an internet artistic platform WOW (Women of the World) which will then be open to all women around the world in order to generate a global momentum of sorority and thus awaken the feminine forces alone capable of healing humanity and heal the planet.
Please discover the English version of the Sumus WoMen manifesto as well as the Italian version of this manifesto .
