Art Night Venezia 2026

June 20, 7:00 PM  — Cortile Grande, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Andy Barrt 

The Snow Flower of the North

sculptural performance

performed by Andy Barrt, Anton Ershov, and Gabriele Grassi

composer: Felix Ventouras

The Snow Flower of the North is presented as part of CYFEST 17: Natura Naturans: Human Beings, Nature, Landscape, the international media art festival organised by CYLAND MediaArtLab in collaboration with Ca' Foscari University of Venice, running at CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo. The performance revives an ancient form of reindeer herders' communication, in which messages were left using symbolic objects placed near stones or mounds. Embodying the Snow Flower, the artist conceals messages within its petals that viewers may receive in exchange for leaving one of their own — creating a living circulation of information rooted in trust and reciprocity. Accompanied by the original score by Felix Ventouras, the work unfolds as a ritual of exchange, memory, and survival. 

On the occasion of Art Night Venezia 2026, CYFEST 17 – Natura Naturans: Human Beings, Nature, Landscape will extend its opening hours on June 20, welcoming visitors from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Presented at CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo, the exhibition brings together works from the Frants Family Collection alongside more than twenty contemporary media artists. 

The title Natura Naturans refers to nature as a living, generative force—a process of continuous transformation rather than a fixed condition. Bringing together historical and contemporary works, the exhibition traces artistic explorations of movement, light, time, perception, and technological change from the early twentieth century to the present day.

Visitors to Art Night Venezia will have the opportunity to experience video, sound, kinetic, and interactive works throughout the day and into the evening, when the exhibition's light-based and media installations take on a particularly distinctive atmosphere.

June 20, 2026

11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo

Giudecca 211/B, Venice

Admission is free