Partenza
Overview
The video installation entitled Partenza (Italian for departure, and used in many of Croatiaโs island and coastal dialects) express the global insecurity of contemporary society and the fragility of human existence. Metaphorically, they address a story about departure, waiting and separation, dictated by migrations. In the early 20th century, it was usual yet traumatic for men to leave Croatian islands (mostly bound for the countries of South America) due to poverty and hunger. One of these tragic stories is weaved into the authorโs family history. The installation is inspired by the life story of Renataโs great-grandmother who lived on the island of Braฤ, whose husband went to Chile looking for work in order to secure his familyโs future. Like many of the islandโs women, she waited for her husband who, like many of the men, never returned.
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