Little Gods (Chamber Organ) By Oliver Beer, #Parasol Unit, @Biennalearte2022

A tiny chapel in the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello has been taken over by the Kent born artist Oliver Beer and a relay of organ players.  For the opening of the exhibition, the keyboard was being played for a continuous 24 hours, with not only music, but lights forming part of the performance.  The organ pipes have been replaced with pottery and glass ornaments - hideous cow shaped jugs, a vase in the form of an owl and several china cats. The notes being based on the resonant frequency of each item.   These new objects of devotion clash rather jarringly with the Madonna and Child originally painted on the chapel wall.
Clever and slightly bonkers at the same time.