Maria della Laguna

This striking portrait, housed at the Museo Correr, is of Maria Boscola. Mother of five boys, she lived in Marina di Chioggia during the 1700′s, raising produce and rowing it regularly in caorlina (in the days before channel markers, mind you), where it would be sold at the the Rialto markets. The banners she cradles [...]

Arzanà

Arzanà is the term Dante used in the Inferno when referring to an arsenale (a word that’s Venetian by origin). This Arzanà , however, is the name chosen by unique cultural association whose passionate members scavenge Venice for boats and boat-related objects that are either in danger of either going to ruin or simply slipping into oblivion. These [...]

The Project

The voga alla veneta is the unique rowing style - standing up, facing forward - that the Venetian gondolier employs to thread his craft through the city's narrow canals. This documentary project will explore the lifestyle and the culture that lies behind the voga: one that is as vital, as old, and as convoluted the Venetian rii themselves.