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The Vanity of Vanities All is Vanity - A solo exhibition on the occassion of The 56th La Biennale di Venezia 2015

The exhibition presents Senstad's practice in philosophical narratives and contemplations married with her year long practice in immersive and experiential installation art and site specific mememorials. The two room exhibition in the formwer gondola workshop consisted of a dual multi video projection, sound and suspended mirrored plexiglas installations of the video works The Swamp and The Vanity of Vanities, both with sound composed and performed by JG Thirlwell.

Curated by Dr Roberta Semeraro. Organized by Associazione Culturale RO.SA.M

May 9 - June 30 2015

El Magazen dell'Arte
Dorsoduro 1375
30123 – Venezia

Curatorial Text download here

Co funded by PNEK.org Norway, APT Global and Zhulong GalleryPartners:Kunstforum, Maap, Cudera


The Swamp was also part of Safina Radio Projects, a United Arab Emirates Venice Biennale Collaterali Eventi Radio Project organized by Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, UAE.



Links to short documentation videos from the installation:

The Vanity of Vanities immersive installation Documentation

The Swamp immersive installation Documentation