'Nowtilus. Stories from an urban lagoon in the 21st century' is a programme of research and investigation into voices revealing a Venice that is, first and foremost, a lagoon in relation to the existence of its inhabitants. 

'TBA21–Academy Radio' is a broadcast channel diving into conversations about art, culture, imagination and community, as well as music curated around the oceanic stories of human and non-human collaborations. Created by TBA21–Academy, a cultural organisation investigating environmental injustice through the lens of art, and its initiative Ocean Space, an embassy for the Oceans situated in the Church of San Lorenzo, Venice.

TBA21–Academy Radio: Nowtilus. Storie da una laguna urbana del 21esimo secolo

Narrating Venice with Tiziano Scarpa.

The first episode from the podcast series ‘Nowtilus. Stories from an urban lagoon in the 21st century’ brings together host Enrico Bettinello, and writer Tiziano Scarpa to answer the questions of how Venetians narrate their city and how foreign writers describe Venice through anecdotes and stories related to the city’s complex and multifaceted charm. Brought to you from Ocean Space in Venice for TBA21–Academy Radio.

Music: Christian Fennesz. Songs: Chateau Rouge, Laguna,Rivers of Sand. Album: Venice (2004). Courtesy of Christian Fennesz and Touch Music.

The podcast is in Italian. English transcripts of all episodes are available on Ocean Archive: https://ocean-archive.org/view/1974.

Nowtilus

1.1 Nowtilus: Narrare Venezia con Tiziano Scarpa

The Architecture of "Supervenice" with Sara Marini.

Sara Marini, architect and professor in Architectural and Urban Composition at Iuav University in Venice, tells us about some of her latest editorial projects that analyse and interpret Venice from an architectural point of view and beyond. We will discuss important examples of architectural recovery and re-purposing of buildings in the city, also exploring Sara Marini's research on the re-use of abandoned churches in Venice, with a particular focus on the church of San Lorenzo, now the home of Ocean Space. 

Music: Chateau Rouge by Christian Fennesz, taken from the album "Venice" (2004) and excerpts from "Sea Change" (2017) by Theo Teardo. Courtesy of Christian Fennesz, Touch Music, and Theo Teardo.

The podcast is in Italian. English transcripts of all episodes are available on Ocean Archive: https://ocean-archive.org/view/1974.

1.2 Nowtilus: Le Architetture di “Supervenice” con Sara Marini

Sounds and Glances with Nicola Di Croce and Mariateresa Sartori.

In the third episode of Nowtilus, Nicola Di Croce, researcher and sound artist, and Mariateresa Sartori, artist, tell us about their respective research closely intertwined with the city of Venice. They reflect on this city, its sounds and the human relationships connected to it.

Episode available on Ocean Archive, SoundCloud, Spotify, iTunes and Google Podcast.

Music: Chateau Rouge, by Christian Fennesz, taken from the album "Venice" (2004) and Inner Tales (2014), by Nicola di Croce. Courtesy of Christian Fennesz, Touch Music, and Nicola di Croce.

1.3 Nowtilus: Suoni e Sguardi con Nicola Di Croce e Mariateresa Sartori

Macro-tides and microplastics with Luigi Cavaleri (CNR-ISMAR) and Fabiana Corami (CNR-ISP)

The fourth episode of Nowtilus focuses on scientific research in the lagoon. Our first guest, Luigi Cavaleri, physical oceanographer at the Institute of Marine Sciences (CNR-ISMAR), will tell us about the natural evolution of the lagoon’s ecosystem, its relationship with the sea and tidal cycles, both ordinary and extraordinary. Fabiana Corami, biologist and researcher at the Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP) will introduce us to the theme of invisible micro-plastics that threaten our waters. She will also debunk some of the many false myths on the subject.

Episode available on Ocean Archive, SoundCloud, Spotify, iTunes and Google Podcast.

Music: Chateau Rouge by Christian Fennesz, taken from the album "Venice" (2004), and Teredo Navalis (ii), Fraìma, Zenzìva, from the album “Teredo Navalis” (2020) by Enrico Coniglio. Courtesy of Christian Fennesz, Touch Music, and Enrico Coniglio.

The podcast is in Italian. English transcripts of all episodes are available on Ocean Archive: https://ocean-archive.org/view/1974.

1.4 Nowtilus: Macro-maree e micro-plastiche con Luigi Cavaleri (ISMAR) e Fabiana Corami (CNR-ISP)

Books on Water and Environmental Humanities with Sabina Rizzardi and Shaul Bassi. 

In this fifth episode of our podcast series "Nowtilus. Stories from an urban lagoon in the 21st century" we will tell you about ideas, books, and literature, and how they meet in Venice, generating interesting and innovative realities. We will do this with Sabina Rizzardi, co-owner of Libreria Marco Polo and Shaul Bassi, professor of English literature and director of the International Center for the Humanities and Social Change at Ca' Foscari University. Sabina Rizzardi will tell us about fascinating readings that she has selected for us, to get to know Venice and the secrets of the sea. Together with Shaul Bassi we will discover how literature, culture, and more specifically the university itself, can contribute to strengthening a collective environmental awareness to deal with the current climate emergency.

Episode available on Ocean Archive, SoundCloud, Spotify, iTunes, and Google Podcast.

Music: Chateau Rouge by Christian Fennesz, taken from the album "Venice" (2004), and extracts from "Venezia piange" (2015) by Giovanni Dinello. Courtesy of Christian Fennesz, Touch Music, and Giovanni Dinello.

1.5 Nowtilus: Libri sull’acqua e scienze umanistiche ambientali con Sabina Rizzardi e Shaul Bassi

What can we ask the Ocean? In our sonic explorations, we dive deep into conversations about art, culture, the Ocean, equality, imagination and community, as well as music curated around the oceanic stories of our human and non-human collaborations.

Created and curated by TBA21–Academy, a cultural organisation investigating environmental injustice through the lens of art, and its initiative Ocean Space, a new embassy for the Oceans situated in the Church of San Lorenzo, Venice.