Matías Duville's Salt and Charcoal Drawing for Argentina Pavilion at 2026 Venice Biennale
Matías Duville presents 'Monitor Yin Yang' as the Pavilion of Argentina at the Venice Art Biennale 2026. The work is his first monumental-scale drawing made of salt and charcoal, conceived as an interdisciplinary piece combining video, installation, sound, and drawing. It explores a paradox of the present: the feared future has arrived, yet human capacity to perceive life and beauty persists. Duville creates a walkable drawing within a soundscape, activated by visitor movement, that functions as a temporary chart for navigating unstable terrain. Salt and charcoal serve as both symbols and media, merging geological and human time. The installation establishes a space of tension and cohabitation, oscillating between ruin and potential. The Biennale runs from May 6, 2026, in Venice, Italy.
Key facts
- Matías Duville is the artist representing Argentina at the Venice Art Biennale 2026.
- The work is titled 'Monitor Yin Yang'.
- It is Duville's first monumental-scale drawing made of salt and charcoal.
- The piece is interdisciplinary, combining video, installation, sound, and drawing.
- The work explores a paradox: the future long feared has arrived, but human capacity to perceive life and beauty persists.
- Duville creates a walkable drawing within a soundscape, activated by visitor movement.
- Salt and charcoal act as both symbols and media, representing residues of seas and forests.
- The installation is a temporary chart for navigating unstable terrain, not a fixed landscape.
Entities
Artists
- Matías Duville
- Josefina Barcia
- Alvise Vidolin
Institutions
- Pavilion of Argentina
- Venice Art Biennale
- Centolla Society
- Center for Computational Sonology
- Argentine Pavilion
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina