ZEGNA X ART BASEL

THE SITUATED FELLOWSHIP

VISIBLE

Since 2010, Visible, the long-term project initiated by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto together with Fondazione Zegna, has supported artistic practices that operate beyond representation and engage directly with real contexts, where art leaves its field to become part of something else.

Grounded in the vision of Michelangelo Pistoletto and curated by Judith Wielander and Matteo Lucchetti, Visible has, over the years, supported artists and organisations working at the intersection of ecology, social responsibility, and collective transformation. Since 2022, the project has evolved into a series of Situated Fellowships designed to provide long-term curatorial and structural support to artist-led initiatives rooted in real communities. This year – for the first time – the Fellowship presentation is open to the public in Basel, June 2026.

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THE 2026 VISIBLE FELLOW

GOODLand + MARTHA ATIENZA

The 2026 Visible Situated Fellowship is granted to GOODLand, an artistic and community platform based on Bantayan Island, Philippines, founded in 2020 by artist Martha Atienza, and nominated by Visible catalyst Zoe Butt (Founder, in-tangible institute / Artistic Director, deCentral: Thailand).


GOODLand was founded by artist Martha Atienza in 2020 as an artistic and community platform on Bantayan Island, Philippines, operating through a model of collective care that connects ecological protection, coastal communities' rights, cultural resilience, and self-sufficiency.

Martha Atienza (1981, Manila, Philippines) is a Dutch-Filipino video artist whose practice is rooted in community, development, ecology and sociology – studying the intricate interplay between local traditions, human subjectivity, and the natural world through her video work.

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THE PROJECT

THE SEABED AS FOREST

‘At the centre of GOODLand's work is the understanding of the seabed as an underwater forest that requires urgent protection.’

Developed through close collaboration with fisherpeople, farmers, local communities, and institutions, GOODLand supports research, training, advocacy, and participatory initiatives rooted in local agricultural, medicinal and environmental knowledge and protection – promoting coastal communities’ rights and sustainable relationships with both land and sea.

Through collective actions, educational programmes, and initiatives responding to ocean plastic pollution, the project builds new forms of responsibility around the Philippine archipelago – one of the fragile ecosystems most exposed to the increasing impact of super-typhoons and climate instability. Atienza’s artistic practice uses video and participatory methodologies as tools to document and engage within this context.

From 16th to 18th June, the works Our Islands, 2017 (images above) and Fisherfolks' Day (images below) will be on view at the Reithalle Wenkenhoff, Basel.

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Visible will support the development of several active initiatives within GOODLand, including the distribution of rechargeable flashlight systems aimed at reducing pollution caused by compressor diving, as well as the organisation of regular coastal and underwater clean-up programmes.

ZEGNA’s commitment to projects addressing the climate crisis stems from the core principles embodied in Oasi Zegna – the living ecosystem of, today, more half a million trees first planted by our Founder in the 1930s. Here, the intersection of nature, culture and community remain at the core of our values.

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A CENTURY OF PATRONAGE

ZEGNART: A LANGUAGE OF VALUES

Art is not something to be seen. It is something that shapes how we see.

ZEGNART is ZEGNA’s framework for art and culture. It reflects the brand’s long-standing commitment to art, rooted in the vision of our Founder, Ermenegildo Zegna, and encompasses all the brand’s artistic initiatives – past, present, and evolving across generations of the Zegna family. 

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