Spain's Pavilion at 2023 Architecture Biennale Focuses on Food Systems
The Spanish Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, titled FOODSCAPES, curated by Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa and Manuel Ocaña, uses food as a lens to examine urgent issues like land exploitation, pollution, and social dynamics. The pavilion features an archive of 150 documents illustrating ten 'total recipes' that trace the entire infrastructure behind typical Spanish dishes, from production to consumption. Five short films by interdisciplinary teams explore different levels of the agro-logistical process. The project includes a Future Foodscapes Research Unit and a public web platform, the Future Foodscapes Compendium, developed in collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and supported by the European Climate Foundation. The curators advocate for an 'anti-disciplinary' approach, merging architecture, anthropology, sociology, and ecology to reimagine food systems as distributed metabolic architectures. The pavilion also hosts events, conferences, and workshops throughout the Biennale.
Key facts
- Spanish Pavilion at 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale is titled FOODSCAPES.
- Curated by Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa and Manuel Ocaña.
- Focuses on food as a lens to analyze land exploitation, pollution, and social issues.
- Features an archive of 150 documents and ten 'total recipes' tracing infrastructure behind Spanish dishes.
- Includes five short films by interdisciplinary teams: Elii + María Jerez, MAIO + Agnes Essonti Luque, Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló, Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa, GRANDEZA STUDIO + LOCUMENT.
- Future Foodscapes Research Unit and Future Foodscapes Compendium platform are part of the project.
- Collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and support from European Climate Foundation.
- Recipes curated by Black Almanac, illustrated by Pedro Pegenaute, produced by various architects.
- Pavilion includes spaces for events, conferences, and workshops.
Entities
Artists
- Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa
- Manuel Ocaña
- Elii
- Uriel Fogué
- Carlos Palacios
- Eva Gil
- María Jerez
- MAIO
- María Charneco
- Alfredo Lérida
- Guillermo López
- Anna Puigjaner
- Agnes Essonti Luque
- Gerard Ortín Castellví
- Pol Esteve Castelló
- Marina Otero Verzier
- Manuel Correa
- GRANDEZA STUDIO
- Amaia Sánchez-Velasco
- Jorge Valiente Oriol
- LOCUMENT
- Romea Muryń
- Francisco Lobo
- Pedro Pegenaute
- Urbanitree
- Daniel Ibañez
- Vicente Guallart
- Lucia Jalón Oyarzun
- S&AA
- Federico Soriano
- Dolores Palacios
- Aldayjover
- Iñaki Alday
- Margarita Jover
- Jesús Arcos
- Francisco Mesonero
- Common Accounts
- Igor Bragado
- Miles Gertler
- Institute for Postnatural Studies
- Gabriel Alonso
- Pablo Ferreira Navone
- Yuri Tuma
- Matteo Guarnaccia
- Karol Poliwka
- Clara Benito
- GFA2
- Guillermo Fernández-Abascal
- Fake Industries
- Urtzi Grau
- Ivan L. Munuera
- Pablo Saiz del Río
- Vivian Rotie
- Lucia Tahan
- C+ arquitectas
- Nerea Calvillo
- María Buey González
- Manuel Alba Montes
- Lesley Lokko
- Virgilio Martinez
Institutions
- Spanish Pavilion
- Venice Architecture Biennale
- Biennale Architettura 2023
- TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
- European Climate Foundation
- Black Almanac
- Medialab Matadero
- ETSAM-UPM
- Istituto Strelka
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Spain
- Peru