A lost astronaut, Yinka Shinobare

Shinobare introduces a life-sized nomadic astronaut adorned with ‘African’ fabric, equipped to navigate ecological and humanitarian crises. 

Carrying a mesh sack filled with worldly possessions, the figure symbolises the challenges of displacement.

  Venice Biennale – in pictures.

 

Venice Biennale 2022

Created by Borys Filonenko, Lizaveta German and Maria Lanko.

 From Anish Kapoor’s blood-red mirror to Katharina Fritsch’s elephant on a plinth, Guardian photographer David Levene captured the best of the vast international art fair.