The focus of the exhibition - installations at the Palazzo Papadopoli and the large billboard at Academic Bridge - is based on a fictional story created by artists Illya Chichkan and Mihara Yasuhiro and influenced by the surreal cinema work of Kira Muratova. In their story, Nicolo Papadopoli - the mid-19th Century owner of the palazzo - travels to Ukraine, Mongolia and China, finally reaching the Sea of Japan, retracing Marco Polo's journey. The exhibition is in essence a film set, containing all of the components of a film - script, props, lights and music. But, there will be no film.
