Borgo Piave ETC aps is pleased to present the new solo exhibition by Giorgio Vazza entitled "Dear water, dear water - Water relations" which will be held at the Noble Floor of Palazzo Doglioni, in via dei Molini 3 in Borgo Piave di Belluno, on the days of October 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025 from 10 am to 12 pm and from 2 pm to 4 pm.
This is a collection of installations, including some unpublished ones, that retraces an artistic research on the theme of water developed by the artist over more than thirty years.
The theme of water, the artist, and the chosen dates are not random; this solo exhibition aims to be an opportunity to create reflections on the recent history of Borgo Piave and its relationship with the river: in the last century, the Vajont disaster in 1963, which directly affected Vazza, who was then residing in Muda Maè, and the flood of 1966 prompted choices including the relocation of the Borgo Piave community, which had lived and worked on the river for centuries, to another area of the city.
This led to a roughly 20-year abandonment of what had once been the river port of the City of Belluno and a temporary loss of the history associated with this place, which has fortunately been rediscovered today with the Museum of the River Port and the Raftmen of Borgo Piave.
Keeping the exhibition open on October 9 also becomes a gesture of remembrance for the Vajont disaster, which was a social disaster for the Borgo Piave community.
Furthermore, the exhibition will provide further insights related to water as a resource and source of life, as well as its usage today in a world where we hear daily about supply, drought, and hydroelectric reservoirs.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on Saturday, October 4 at 5:00 pm, featuring a speech by Flavio Faoro and an introduction by Antonio Gheno, president of Borgo Piave ETC aps.
"Water as a primordial element linked to life, to its birth and development since the beginning.
Water as a connection that marks the relationship between man and himself, with the community, with the places he inhabits and traverses.
Water as a resource between harmonious coexistence and wild exploitation.
Water that enchants, drips, flows. Water that marks, bursts, and overwhelms.
Water evoked, imagined, and lived.
Water that flows like the flow of our thoughts.
An artistic journey that starts from a personal experience and retraces the intrinsic bond between man and water. Between us and life.” Giorgio Vazza.
For more information, contact segreteria@borgopiaveetc.it
