This weekend saw New Zealand's official contribution to the Venice Biennale open, Dane Mitchell's installation Ad Hoc, but Dane isn't the only New Zealand artist exhibiting in Venice. Also opening this weekend is a suite of works by senior Auckland sculptor Virginia King in a group show at the Venice Biennale organised by the European Cultural Centre. Virginia had just ten months to create work, sort out the logistics of getting them to Venice and raise the tens of thousands of dollars that would take, but she did it all. The exhibition is called Personal Structures which is exactly what she's been creating for the past 30 years; finely detailed metal sculptures with a strong environmental message. Lynn Freeman visited Virginia at the Palazzo Bembo where her seven works are on show. Lynn started by asking Virginia about her long time environmental concerns in relation to Venice. Lynn's trip to Venice was made possible by Creative New Zealand.