No es ningún secreto que Venecia lleva años en hundimiento. No en un sentido metafórico o económico pero literal: La antigua ciudad, patrimonio de la humanidad, lleva más de 20 años con aumento del nivel del agua provocando inundaciones constantes y con una elevación anual de 2 milímetros el futuro es incierto.

A big thank you to all for your comments and likes. It's been overwhelming. I wish I could thank each and everyone of you individually. This sculpture 'Support' placed in Venice at Ca' Sagredo, coinciding with the opening of the Venice Biennale, wants to speak to the people in a clear, simple and direct way through the innocent hands of a child and it evokes a powerful message which is that united we can make a stand to curb the climate change that affects us all. We must all collectively think of how we can protect our planet and by doing that we can protect our national heritage sites... Support our planet support our heritage! A warm hug, Lorenzo THE INSTALLATION WILL BE AT CA' SAGREDO UNTIL NOVEMBER 26th a #halcyongallery #casagredohotelvenice #lorenzoquinn #lorenzoquinnartist #biennale2017 #LorenzoQuinnVenice #support #supportart #worldheritage #worldheritagesite @awesome.earth

Lorenzo Quinn on Instagram: “A big thank you to all for your comments and likes. It's been overwhelming. I wish I could thank each and everyone of you individually.…”

Sights and sounds taken from my smartphone during the installation of SUPPORT in Ca' Sagredo. It was such a lovely experience watching faces turn on the Gran Canal in wonder. It took two full days to install the hands that traveled in two separate tractor trailer trucks from Huesca Spain where we made them. They arrived at a pier in Marghera and after two days of touchups they were placed on a barge that was pushed by tug boat all the way to Ca' Sagredo sailing up the Gran Canal passing under the magnificent Rialto Bridge. It took four hours to reach the hotel. The hands are approximately 9m in height (27ft) and weigh approximately 2500kgs each (5,800lbs). They arw placed on 4 pillars each that are drilled 10mt (30ft) in the bottom of the Canal. They are made of an expanded foam and covered in polyurethane (all recyclable and will be recycled) and then painted and have a metal structure inside for stability and anchoring. #halcyongallery #lorenzoquinn #lorenzoquinnartist #LorenzoQuinnVenice #casagredohotelvenice #venicebiennale2017 #biennale2017 #venice #venezia #italia

Lorenzo Quinn on Instagram: “Sights and sounds taken from my smartphone during the installation of SUPPORT in Ca' Sagredo. It was such a lovely experience watching…”

En el marco de la [bienal de arte de Venecia](https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/527026673/biennale-darte-contemporanea-giardini/), y buscando hacer una reflexión sobre el cambio climático y los esfuerzos colectivos que se pueden llevar a cabo para salvar la ciudad, el artista italiano [Lorenzo Quinn](http://www.supportatvenice.com/) hizo unas manos de enormes proporciones intentando sostener el Ca' Sagredo Hotel. La pieza, titulada _Support_ (_Apoyo_), sin embargo, además de afrontar un tema de vital importancia para Venecia y todo el mundo, se convierte en la primer escultura jamás puesta en el gran canal, marcando de manera indeleble la historia de la ciudad.

Si quieres saber más sobre la pieza, visita el sitio de [Lorenzo Quinn](http://www.supportatvenice.com/).

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