Arte Laguna Prize / edition 20 / 21
Inauguration 06.11. – 29.11.2026
Arte Laguna Prize opens the doors of the Arsenale Nord in Venice for the Exhibition of Finalists of the 20th and 21st Edition.
Discover more than 200 works from around the world in a journey through Contemporary Art.
The exhibition features works from 120 international finalist artists selected across 10 disciplines—including painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art, performance, virtual/digital art, digital graphics, land art, urban/street art, and art design.
I am proud to be part of the 21 edition of the Arte Laguna Prize exhibition, inaugurating on 06.11 at the Arsenale Nord in Venice.
It feels like a circle is closing.
In 2024, I received the artist residency special prize award from the Huacui Contemporary Art Museum in Shanghai, and I never imagined how much that residency would open up.
In March and April 2026 in Shanghai, I created an entire body of work from my Indra’s Weave series and led a workshop teaching the northern European knitting technique.
Now I return to the Arte Laguna Prize exhibition as the winner of the ‘FOMAS Business for Art ‘ Special Prize for Indra’s Weave: Co-Creation.
The piece began as a knitted mesh during my residency workshop and was completed in Shanghai through electrochemical treatment. It was a Herculean undertaking, and I am incredibly proud to present it for the first time at this year’s Arte Laguna Prize exhibition.
I am also delighted to show ‘Fainting Slowly’, an art installation that is finalist of the 20th edition in the Land Art category. This knitted corset from 2024 marked the first time I worked with copper wire, and it became the starting point of the Indra’s Weave series, which I continue to develop today.
Last but not least, I will travel to Chengdu next year for an artist residency I won with NY 20+, partner of Arte Laguna Prize in 2025. I am looking forward to discovering a different part of China, tasting the local cuisine and diving into Sichuan’s vibrant art scene.
