Cyprus
This project focuses on reconstructing the history of the capital city of Nicosia, Cyprus, which has been influenced by invaders, conquerors, and colonial powers. The allegorical Story of Nicosia is presented through a Wallpaper that divides the city, leading to conflicts and economic catastrophes. Later, the Wallpaper's layers are removed, revealing different landscapes and events from various periods, allowing the city to rediscover its history and pursue its identity. The project aims to present complex ideas in a simplified narrative form.
Supermarket sweep… the Latvian pavilion which has been transformed into a minimart.
This contribution brings a little levity to the long trek through the halls of the Arsenale.
Choice as the basis of architectural process, the pop aesthetics emphasizing the languages of consumption as in Hamilton or Warhol: everything is structured by the dynamics of commerce.
Welcome to T/C Latvija, surely the most instagrammed installation of this edition of the Biennale
Latvia is reopening the archive boxes once again, reminding us (including the Biennial Presidency) of everything that has already been thought up and invented, and inviting us to place the most urgently needed products in the basket, to combine them with one another, and ultimately consume all the knowledge.
Fun, colourful and thought-provoking, it offers a tongue-in-cheek moment to the Arsenale sequence...