Pavilion of Chile
Pavilion of Chile
60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Cosmonación
by Valeria Montti Colque
Curated by Andrea Pacheco González
April 20 – November 24, 2024
Pre-opening Days: April 17–18–19, 2024
Opening Ceremony: April 19, 6.30pm
Cosmonación is an invitation to reflect upon concepts of nationhood, exile, migration and diaspora. Valeria Montti Colque’s project connects the audience with the contemporary debates around the tension between questions of “Who I am” and “Where I am”, in the intricate process of territorialising life with diverse identities. The term “Cosmonation” is borrowed from the anthropologist Michel S. Laguerre, who affirms that diasporic communities do not sever relations with their places of origin but remain attached to their ancestral lands through different ways, materials, and spiritual practices. In this way, they inhabit an extended, multi-localised nation, a cosmonation that unifies geographically distant territories.
Florencia Loewenthal, Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Chile
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Valeria Montti Colque, “Piedra Volcano,” Digital Collage printed on aquarelle paper, 2024. Courtesy of the artist. |
Valeria Montti Colque, “Apu Jokerita,” Video Still Frame, 2024. Credits Daniel Takacs, image courtesy Alexis Zeiss. |
Valeria Montti Colque, “Under Carlitos Vingar,” (detail), Printed Curtain, Digital Collage printed on fabric, 2024. Courtesy of the artist.
