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Venice Biennale Shows Performer Living in Filtered Urine

5/8/2026

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The installation filters audience urine into a tank with a submerged performer, turning waste into a public spectacle.
Florentina Holzinger presents “Seaworld Venice” at the Austrian pavilion of the Venice Biennale, where a naked performer lives in filtered urine water through Nov. 22, staying four hours while donors fund the piece.
Other sections feature a naked woman on a jet ski creating waves and performers climbing a revolving weather vane.

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The installation filters audience urine into a tank with a submerged performer, turning waste into a public spectacle.
Florentina Holzinger presents “Seaworld Venice” at the Austrian pavilion of the Venice Biennale, where a naked performer lives in filtered urine water through Nov. 22, staying four hours while donors fund the piece.
Other sections feature a naked woman on a jet ski creating waves and performers climbing a revolving weather vane.