"The sculpture Family by artist Bernard Matemera was made during his residency at the Gallery of Art of the Non - Aligned Countries in 1987. It was sculpted in a massive block of white marble with human figures intertwined in an embrace, suggestive facial features with expressive eyes and lips . Such work appertains to Shona sculpture , an authentic art form / practice based on tradition , beliefs, mythology and rituals . He found inspiration for his sculptures in dreams, interconnecting the supernatural, the spiritual world, humanoid beings and animals. As in many of his sculptures, this one also has a motif of three - finger hands and three toe feet, which he once testified to originate from a dream in which people turned into animals and climbed trees in search of honey ." Read more: https://montenegropavilion.com/Catalogue (link in bio) Video: Mediatag ___________________________ The Art of Holding Hands ~ as we break through the sedimentary cloud ~ The exhibition presents works by artists Dante Buu, Lidija Delić, Ivan Šuković, Darko Vučković and Jelena Tomašević, as well as works from the collection of art of the Non-Aligned Countries, by Zuzana Chalupová, René Portocarrero, an unknown author from Iraq, and a documentary on the work of the artist Bernard Matemera. Commissioner: Jelena Božović Curator: Natalija Vujošević Organisation: @centar_savremene_umjetnosti_cg Supported by: @ministarstvo_kulture_i_medija Partners: @air_montenegro @aerodromi_cg April 23 - November 27, 2022 Palazzo Malipiero