Artist: umraum
2020 – 2023
Mare Nostrum was the Roman term for the Mediterranean Sea. In Autumn 2013 the Italian Marine Forces have started the rescue mission Mare Nostrum. The umraum art project Mare Nostrum consists of three installations:
Keep Distance
A bright yellow canoe has run aground in the sand and tipped over. Did it manage to escape? Was anyone rescued?
Broken Dreams
Dreams and hopes lead people away from home. They set off to start new lives. A broken boat symbolizes the fragility of these hopes and the difficulties on the way to achieving dreams. Are they as broken as the boat?
Stranded
An abandoned boat lies on a barren embankment. Did people steer it here, are they stranded or did a storm put it there? The boat is empty. No sign of life, nothing has been left behind. The hope for rescue lives on.
