Occhi di Mare - The Shipwreck of Querina

The project “The Eyes of the Sea – The Shipwrecked of Querina” is an exhibition and theatrical performance by the company ” I Balenieri del Cironda”

The story follows an elderly Pietro Querini as he recalls his past journey in a Venetian bar, blending reality and imagination through theatre and music. The accompanying exhibition visually narrates his dramatic voyage, from the shipwreck of the Querina to the Lofoten Islands, depicting a journey from darkness to light, between history and dream.

The accompanying exhibition, From the Lofoten Islands in Norway to Venice, retraces Querini’s extraordinary voyage, where drama and comedy intertwine with the present. After setting sail from Crete to sell Malvasia wine, the Querina is wrecked and carried by the elements into the endless night of the Arctic Circle.

A journey from darkness to light, captured in a series of evocative illustrations that bring to life the captain’s real experiences and his dreamlike encounters with the sea, nature, and his rescuers.