Possible Landscapes
POSSIBLE LANDSCAPES
An Exhibition by Charlotte Colbert
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Possible Landscapes is an immersive presentation unfolding across two historic sites—PALAZZO CORNER DELLA CA' GRANDA and AMAN VENICE—during the Venice Biennale.
Moving between dream, symbolism, and lived reality, the works invite viewers into shifting terrains where imagination becomes architecture.
The exhibition brings together works in stainless steel, each conceived as a distinct threshold between the visible and the imagined. At Palazzo Corner della Ca' Granda, the titular sculpture Possible Landscapes anchors the show: a monumental arch surmounted by a single eye – symbol of consciousness, vision and creative potential – that stands as a portal between inner and outer worlds, inviting the viewer to cross into new imaginative territories. Celebrated musician BIRDY devised a lyrical soundscape in collaboration with Colbert to be played within the space for the opening event.
In the gardens of Aman Venice, Where Angels Live – a polished steel tree adorned with votive-like forms, relics, milagros, and amulets – evokes the healing power of belief and the sacred mystery of natural forms, drawing on Colbert's own journeys through Mexico and along the Camino de Santiago. Supernatural Tendencies reinterprets the fairy-tale wishing well as a site of intention, projection, and desire: cast in reflective metal, the sculpture mirrors both its surroundings and the viewer. Finally, There is Light Somewhere and Strings of Serendipity – a sculptural lantern accompanied by a series of hanging pendants dispersed throughout the garden – extends the work into the landscape, creating an immersive environment.
“Collective imagination is the basis of the structures we live in and we can't let those be taken away from us. We have to imagine our own futures, not let them be imagined for us." - Charlotte Colbert
On view 6 May - 30 September.
Locations:
Palazzo Papadopoli, Aman Hotel, Calle Tiepolo 1364, 301215, Venezia
Palazzo Corner della Ca' Granda, San Marco 3978, 30124, Venezia (only viewable from the Grand Canal; or from the garden for special events)
Curated by Yasmine Helou
Organised by Chiara Bordin
Presented during La Biennale di Venezia
Photography © Marta Buso. Artworks © 2026 Charlotte Colbert.
Celebrated musician BIRDY devised a lyrical soundscape in collaboration with Colbert to be played within the space for the opening event:
