BANDIERA DI NON

400x160x60cm, plastic victorian spiked chains, 2026
Castel Belasi, Trento, Italy

Signal from the Ground
Castel Belasi – Center for Contemporary Art and Eco Thought, Campodenno, Italy
5. June – 25. October 2026

Official satellite event of the National Pavilion of the Republic of Nauru at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

On June 5, 2026, World Environment Day, Castel Belasi – Center for Contemporary Art and Eco Thought in Campodenno (Trento, Italy) presented the exhibition Signal from the Ground, as an official satellite event of the National Pavilion of the Republic of Nauru at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Creating an unexpected bridge between the Alps and Nauru—the world’s smallest island nation and a symbol of ecological vulnerability and colonial extractivism—the exhibition, curated by artistic director Stefano Cagol, reflects on ecology and geology. It prompts visitors to confront critical contemporary issues such as ecosystem degradation, overdevelopment, and the exploitation of natural resources and rare earth elements, which increasingly dictate global balances.

Spanning the noble floors (piani nobili) of the castle, the exhibition path unfolds through the works of nearly twenty international contemporary artists featured both within and beyond the Biennale pavilion.

For this exhibition, Iv Toshain has created a new site-specific installation, a white flag titled Bandiera di Non (No Man’s Flag) that stands 4 metres high, made of Victorian plastic chain. The work echoes the vexillological installation she presented for the National Pavilion of the Republic of Nauru at the 61st Biennale di Venezia.

Artists: Jessie Kleemann (Greenland), Mary Mattingly (USA), Kauw Tsitsi (Nauru), Tedo Rekhviashvili (Georgia), Patricia Jacomella Bonola (Switzerland), Ron Laboray (USA), Sylvia Grace Borda (Canada), Khaled Hafez (Egypt), Dorian Batycka (Poland), 

Nina E. Schönefeld (Germany), Stefano Cagol (Italy), Sergey Kishchenko (Russia), Elena Lavellés (Spain), Luis Carrera-Maul (Mexico), Aldo Valentinelli (Italy), Osvaldo Maffei (Italy), Giancarlo Norese (Italy), Iv Toshain (Austria).

The exhibition is organized in collaboration with MUSE – Science Museum of Trento, a cultural partner of Castel Belasi since September 2024.

Castel Belasi
Contemporary Art Center for Eco Thought
June 5 – October 25, 2026
Tue – Sun 10:00-18:00
via Castel Belasi 38010 Campodenno (Tn)
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