Sant’Erasmo 2038

power dynamics and food production in the Venice Lagoon

Sant’Erasmo was until now another struggling local pantry for the restaurants in the center of Venice, dedicated to mass tourism. The island, with severe difficulties to compete with the global market and after decades of exploitation and environmental abuse, has been suddenly reappointed as possible fruitful habitat for Venetians, humans and non-humans. This is the starting point of a collaborative project that combines documentary with science-fiction, aiming to explore the complex current situation of Sant’Erasmo and speculate with feasible and favourable scenarios for its future as a living structure.