Silverlens makes a return to the 61st Venice Biennale, with Pio Abad, Marigold Santos, Michael Joo, and Martha Atienza spearheading the gallery’s presence across both the main pavilion and satellite programming. Running from 9 May through 22 November 2026, this year’s Biennale, titled In Minor Keys, follows artistic director Koyo Kouoh’s vision of artists as “vital interpreters of the social and psychic condition.”
Beyond the central exhibition, Atienza’s practice finds further resonance in the parallel program The Spirits of Maritime Crossing 2026, held at Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù (9 May–2 August). Curated by Apinan Poshyananda for the Bangkok Art Biennale, this exhibition situates Atienza’s moving-image practice—deeply rooted in the labor and climate vulnerability of Philippine coastal communities—within a transnational dialogue on maritime crossings as both lived and mythic experiences.
