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The 2024 edition, titled "The Journey of Life," was curated by filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and showcased over 400 unique objects in Venice.
Philosophically, Homo Faber describes human beings as creatures defined by their ability to control their environment through tools.
Faber’s insistence that everything is manageable through engineering is shattered by coincidences that mirror ancient Greek tragedies (specifically Oedipus Rex ).
In a modern context, Homo Faber is a major international exhibition organized by the Michelangelo Foundation.
It celebrates contemporary craftsmanship and the "living treasures" of artisans from around the world.
This is the most common association. It is a cornerstone of modern European literature, exploring the tension between rational technology and irrational fate.
Faber’s journey is an existential crisis where his self-image as a "man of the future" collapses under the weight of his past.