Driant Zeneli (1983) is a young Albanian artist whose artistic research focuses on the redefinition of the concepts of failure, utopia and dreams, which are seen as the starting point for new possibilities.
These elements play a central role in his most recent works, both cinematographic and performative. For the second edition of Autostrada Biennale, Driant Zeneli presents a work from 2012 entitled Those who tried to put the rainbow back in the sky. The video tells the story of three people and a duck on a concrete ship, who accidentally find a piece of rainbow that has fallen from the sky. In a state of loss, and while waiting for something to happen, they reflect on the origin of the rainbow and its future destiny. The events cover the entire duration of a day, as well as the actual video footage. The events cover the entire duration of a day, as well as the actual video footage. It is therefore a “lived time” that allows us to play an active role with respect to the story and to reflect on the ending, which brings the thought back to the initial perplexities.

Giorgia La Mattina