A special live performance by Birdy will take place on Sunday 6th September as part of Charlotte Colbert’s exhibition Possible Landscapes, currently on view in Venice during the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Taking place from 3pm–6pm at Palazzo Corner della Ca’ Granda, the public programme coincides with Venice’s historic Regata Storica. It offers visitors a chance to experience the exhibition through music, conversation and publishing.
The afternoon centres on a live performance by Birdy, who earlier this year collaborated with Colbert on a lyrical soundscape created specifically for Possible Landscapes. The event will also include the presentation of the exhibition catalogue and a public discussion featuring Colbert, curator Yasmine Helou and selected contributors.
Presented across Palazzo Corner della Ca’ Granda and Aman Venice, Possible Landscapes remains on view until 30th September 2026. Conceived specifically for Venice, the exhibition brings together a series of surrealist stainless-steel sculptures that explore imagination as a transformative force capable of reshaping how we perceive reality and envision the future.
At the heart of the project is the monumental sculpture Possible Landscapes, a large-scale arch crowned by a single eye that acts as a symbolic portal between inner and outer worlds. Elsewhere, works including Where Angels Live, Supernatural Tendencies and There is Light Somewhere create a poetic journey through mythology, memory, spirituality and desire.
The special programme arrives at a significant moment for Colbert, whose profile continues to grow internationally following the recent unveiling of her public art project, Chasing Rainbows, in New York, and as she completes post-production on her second feature film, Becoming Capa.
Set against one of Venice’s most celebrated annual events, the afternoon offers a unique opportunity to experience Colbert’s multidisciplinary practice through the combined languages of sculpture, sound and storytelling.
Charlotte Colbert: Possible Landscapes until 30 September 2026, Palazzo Corner della Ca’ Granda & Aman Venice
Special Programme with Birdy Sunday 6th September 2026, 3PM–6PM, Palazzo Corner della Ca’ Granda, Venice
About
Charlotte Colbert is a multimedia artist and award-winning filmmaker whose work explores the intersections of dream, mythology, identity and the unconscious. Described by the London Standard as “a natural-born magician” and as “the lovechild of Salvador Dalí and Emily Dickinson”, Colbert has developed an internationally recognised practice spanning sculpture, installation, film and public art. Her debut feature film “She Will”, nominated for a British Independent Film Award, received international critical acclaim and won the Golden Leopard for Best First Feature. Her work has been presented in public spaces, galleries, fairs and institutions worldwide, including the V&A, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Montpellier Contemporain and Art Basel. She has collaborated with brands and institutions including Four Seasons Hotels, The Conran Shop and Alexander McQueen, and with artists and creatives such as Kate Nash, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Cillian Murphy and Bill Nighy. She is currently developing large-scale public art projects across Europe, the United States and the United Kingdom.
BIRDY is an internationally acclaimed British singer-songwriter and musician whose distinctive voice and cinematic compositions have earned her a global audience. Since the release of her breakthrough self-titled debut album in 2011, she has sold millions of records worldwide and performed on some of the most prestigious stages internationally. Her music, characterised by emotional depth and atmospheric storytelling, has featured extensively in film, television and major cultural projects, establishing her as one of the most recognisable voices of her generation. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with artists, filmmakers and composers across disciplines, exploring the relationship between music, narrative and visual culture. For Possible Landscapes, BIRDY developed a lyrical soundscape in dialogue with Charlotte Colbert’s artistic universe, creating a sonic dimension that extends the exhibition’s exploration of imagination, memory and transformation. Her live performance on 6 September represents a unique activation of this collaboration within the context of the exhibition.
Yasmine Helou is an Italian-Lebanese curator and cultural projects manager based in Venice. Her practice focuses on cross-cultural dialogue and on the evolving production of meaning within contemporary contexts. Educated in Paris, Venice and London, she holds degrees from ICART, IED Venice and the Royal College of Art. Helou has collaborated with major cultural institutions, including the Venice Biennale, and has curated exhibitions and site-specific projects across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Her recent projects have been presented in Venice, London, Paris and Mexico City. Alongside her curatorial practice, she is active as a lecturer, speaker and residency curator.
