Italy's Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
At the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Italian Pavilion, named 'Spaziale. Ognuno appartiene a tutti gli altri' and curated by Fosbury Architecture, showcases its exhibition within a single hall of the Tese delle Vergini, spanning 1,800 square meters. It includes nine installations associated with 'Spaziale presenta', featuring an interactive musical piece and a poetic arrangement of 500 components, designed to mimic the shape of the Italian peninsula. In collaboration with Alterazioni Video, Fosbury Architecture produced the video 'Come è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù', created alongside Fantamagico. The curators suggest that future editions might consider dedicating half of the national structure to a state lacking its own exhibition space for better management.
Key facts
- Italian Pavilion at 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale titled 'Spaziale. Ognuno appartiene a tutti gli altri'
- Curated by Fosbury Architecture
- Exhibition concentrated in one of two halls in Tese delle Vergini, 1,800 sqm total
- Entrance features a monumental videowall providing keys to a three-act curatorial project
- Core includes nine installations by designers involved in 'Spaziale presenta'
- Installations include interactive musical composition by BelMondo and 500 elements with salt cones and terracotta sculptures
- Layout evokes shape of Italian peninsula
- Video 'Come è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù' by Fosbury Architecture, Alterazioni Video, and Fantamagico uses generative algorithm
- Project is ongoing and marks shift from single-author approaches
- Curators propose assigning half of the pavilion to a state without exhibition space in Venice
Entities
Artists
- Fosbury Architecture
- Alterazioni Video
- Fantamagico
- Valentina Silvestrini
Institutions
- Biennale Architettura
- Artribune
- Palazzo Grassi
- Spaziale
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Tese delle Vergini
- Trieste