Calle del Arte - A street for the arts
Director Viviane Blumenschein
Countries Germany, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Duration 52 min
Synopsis
Each year Venezuela's biggest festival of contemporary art, the VELADA ST. LUCIA, transforms over forty private houses into showrooms and into art themselves. A fascinating concept that Hamburg based Venezuelan artist Clemencia Labin launched 12 years ago ind her native town, Maracaibo. With this idea, she was invited to the Venice Biennale in 2011. The documentary tells the story of the festival, how the neighbors around Santa Lucia church open up their houses to hundreds of international artists and thousands of visitors. The Documentary captures in a very funny and tender way, what occurs when the residents and the artists encounter in one little street. A film about a culture clash at all levels, about the power of visions and of art in its purest form with an unexpected turning point, when the community suddenly realizes that the spotlight on their neighborhood may be switched off again.
Each year Venezuela's biggest festival of contemporary art, the VELADA ST. LUCIA, transforms over forty private houses into showrooms and into art themselves. A fascinating concept that Hamburg based Venezuelan artist Clemencia Labin launched 12 years ago ind her native town, Maracaibo. With this idea, she was invited to the Venice Biennale in 2011. The documentary tells the story of the festival, how the neighbors around Santa Lucia church open up their houses to hundreds of international artists and thousands of visitors. The Documentary captures in a very funny and tender way, what occurs when the residents and the artists encounter in one little street. A film about a culture clash at all levels, about the power of visions and of art in its purest form with an unexpected turning point, when the community suddenly realizes that the spotlight on their neighborhood may be switched off again.