"With my eyes" is the 60th art exhibition of the Venice Biennale. The Holy See Pavilion is in the Guidecca female prison house on the island of Giudecca.
Inmates act as guides to the visitors (25 at a time for a maximum of four per day upon reservation and the necessary protocols). They gave their consent. The intimate, yet highly collective, story of a prisoner who leaves her prison is told in a poignant, emotional video. It is an experience that does not leave you indifferent, which leaves a lot of questions once you cross the exit gate. The first is the work of Maurizio Cattelan, "Father," which recalls Mantegna's Dead Christ, the other by Marco Perego and Zoe Saldana. They are two of the artists invited for "With My Eyes," curated by Chiara Parisi and Bruno Racine, for the Holy See Pavilion for the 60st art exhibition. The exhibition runs from September 26 to October 14.