Nina Freedman unveils FACE-ADE: THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE at the ECC Venice Art Biennale

Nina Freedman unveils the installation FACE-ADE: THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE at the European Cultural Council Art Biennale in Venice, Italy from April 20 through November 24, 2024. It joins the ECC’s 7th Edition of Personal Structures which has the theme this year of Beyond Boundaries, at the Palazzo Mora Venue.

Face-ade: The Human Landscape, an interactive installation, explores the question, “How do domestic architectural symbols provoke dialogue about belonging?” It transforms a typical home facade from an opaque, private threshold into a translucent wall section ‘skin’ and vertical human landscape. Composed with repurposed, diverse hair waste collected from New York City neighborhood hair salons, it creates a communal dialogue about transparency and belonging. By using diverse hair waste to create a shared identity and spatial symbol of tolerance, the installation challenges visitors to confront their own biases and limitations. The installation serves as a representation of our diverse society, with hair waste from individuals of all genders, ages, ethnicities, and hair types embedded into a resin facade. As observers pass by, the facade gradually becomes more transparent, symbolizing the gradual revelation of the lives lived within these walls. Face-ade is about thresholds, borders, home and the neighborhoods we live in. How we, in our differences, live together.