Brasil
"Yvy mará ei" was the oldest Brazilian manifestation of utopianism, sought by the Guarani people more than 5000 years ago. Modern Brazilian architecture aims to expand the public sphere, reduce inequality and prepare the territory for a more complex coexistence. Two commissioned works reflect on transforming existing structures and mobility to create a more just, diverse and ecologically aware way of living.
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...