The Swimming Cities of Serenissima was a fleet of three hand crafted ships that navigated the Adriatic Sea from the Litoral region to Venice, Italy in May of 2009. The boats were inspired by urban cityscapes and thick swamps and were built from salvaged and reclaimed materials, including modified Mercedes car motors with long-tail propellers.
As the Swimming Cities moved toward Venice, the crew collected and installed keepsakes that was displayed on the boats when they arrived. Once in Venice, the boats and crew offered intimate performances that incorporate music, shadow puppetry, and story.
The vessels were imagined as a hybrid between boats and bits of land broken off and headed out to sea. The crew was made up of 30 collaborating artists from the United States and the boats were a place of refuge – both a home and a way of moving through the world. To those who encounter the boats for the first time, they were a reminder that anything that can be imagined can be built.
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