Venice

Art Fabricator Venice: Technical Art Fabrication and Installation

Since its founding in 1999, art project has been leveraging its expertise as a specialized art fabricator for complex projects in Venice. Our production center, located in France in a 21,500 sq ft workshop, centralizes engineering, design, and art fabrication (metal, wood, neon, technical glass, composites). With a 10-ton (22,000 lbs) overhead crane for monumental production, we manage every stage of the industrial cycle, from initial structural design to nautical logistics and final installation on site.

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Logistics and Technical Installation in Lagoon Environments

The installation of structures in the heart of La Serenissima is a challenge. The absence of land roads requires a complete transition to river transport, where each component must be sized for transshipment onto barges.

Coordination of nautical lifting and tide management:

Assembly in Venice requires the use of pontoon cranes and rigorous planning in accordance with the Acqua Alta cycles. Our teams anticipate the narrowness of the calli and the fragility of the pile foundations of Venetian palaces. We manage all navigation and public maritime domain occupancy permits with local authorities, ensuring safe installation, even during high-traffic events such as the Biennale.

Artwork by Melik Ohanian - Streetlights of Memory - Produced and installed in Venice by art project

Art Fabrication in France and Lagoon Logistics

Centralizing art fabrication at our 21,500 sq ft facility in France ensures absolute precision in execution. This remote model is crucial for securing operations in an environment where no structural adjustments can be made on site.

Protocol for dry assembly and transit security:

Thanks to our 10-ton (22,000 lbs) lifting capacity, each project undergoes a full dry run assembly in the art fabrication workshop before shipment. This technical step allows us to validate the mechanical interfaces and anchor points. Once validated, the artwork is packaged for complex multimodal transport, combining road and barge, with specific protection against thermal shocks and water splashes during transit to the islands of the lagoon.

fabrication installation in Venice of Subodh Gupta's artwork - Cooking the World
Artwork by artist Subodh Gupta - Cooking the World

Materials Engineering for Art Fabrication in Saline Environments

The Venetian environment is one of the most aggressive in Europe for materials. The salt-laden air and constant humidity dictate uncompromising engineering choices.

Selection of stainless alloys and high-performance surface treatments:

Our design office systematically favors the useof 316Lstainless steel and high salt resistance surface treatments to prevent electrochemical oxidation. We apply rigorous protection protocols to composites and technical glass to counter salt deposits. This preventive approach ensures the structural and aesthetic durability of our projects, whether they are submerged, exposed on quays, or installed in historic buildings.

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Venice: Art Fabrication Feasibility Study

Our design office will validate the technical, regulatory, and budgetary feasibility of your project. Send us your file for a detailed analysis.