Caruso St. John to Construct Public Piazza on the Roof of the British Pavilion for 2018 Venice Biennale
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage we present the proposal for the British Pavilion. Find the curator statement below.
Holy Rosary Church at Shettihalli. Image Courtesy of Bhaskar Dutta
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage we present the proposal for the British Pavilion. Find the curator statement below.The British Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Biennale, entitled 'Island', was curated by Stirling Prize-winning Carusco St John Architects, working in collaboration with artist Marcus Taylor. Responding to the Biennale theme of ?Freespace? set by curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects, ?Island? sees the construction of a new public piazza on the roof of the British Pavilion, leaving the building below empty of exhibits.At the piazza's centre, the Pavilion?s roof protrudes upwards through the floor to represent both an island, and an undiscovered world beneath. The programme for the British Pavilion sees a series of events including poetry, performance, film and debate, all interpreting interpretations of ?Island? and ?Freespace?.
The Tempest, Act II Scene 2, Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo dance on the seashore. Image via Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Plan of the raft of the Medusa. Image Courtesy of Alexandre Corréard
Curator Statement But we see clouds like furious ink / Thick liquid sinks and whips the wind. Pitch shifted rumble screams from a swollen grin / ...
Holy Rosary Church at Shettihalli. Image Courtesy of Bhaskar Dutta
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage we present the proposal for the British Pavilion. Find the curator statement below.The British Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Biennale, entitled 'Island', was curated by Stirling Prize-winning Carusco St John Architects, working in collaboration with artist Marcus Taylor. Responding to the Biennale theme of ?Freespace? set by curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects, ?Island? sees the construction of a new public piazza on the roof of the British Pavilion, leaving the building below empty of exhibits.At the piazza's centre, the Pavilion?s roof protrudes upwards through the floor to represent both an island, and an undiscovered world beneath. The programme for the British Pavilion sees a series of events including poetry, performance, film and debate, all interpreting interpretations of ?Island? and ?Freespace?.
The Tempest, Act II Scene 2, Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo dance on the seashore. Image via Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Plan of the raft of the Medusa. Image Courtesy of Alexandre Corréard
Curator Statement But we see clouds like furious ink / Thick liquid sinks and whips the wind. Pitch shifted rumble screams from a swollen grin / ...
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