"H2O Venezia : Diari d’acqua / Water Diaries" is a collaboration between Lapis Lazuli: artE and Fondazione Barovier&Toso. 

The group exhibition follows an artist-in-residence program for which five emerging artists were selected from around the world, to prepare a visual account of Venice based on first-hand experience.

Venice, built on more than 100 islands and connected by picturesque canals and waterways, forms the leitmotif of the ‘Water Diaries’, the artistic creations that were directly inspired by the city and which carry authentic experiences, thoughts, and feelings. The ‘Water Diaries’ are narrated in single works or conceived as larger series; while they preserve their individual characters through their distinctive appearance, they correspond to one another through the central theme.

The exhibition is being organised at SPUMA – Space for the Arts at Giudecca, parallel to the 60th International Art Exhibition "Stranieri ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere’"of the Biennale di Venezia.

The selected artists are Alizée Gazeau (from France), Marija Jaensch (from Holland), Amy Thai (from Australia), Sofía Toribio (from Argentina), and Jiaying Wu (from China). The exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, works on paper, textiles, and installations.