GBR: Geology of Britannic Repair. Pavilion of GREAT BRITAIN
19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Special Mention for Best National Participation
Commissioner: Sevra Davis British Council
Curators: Owen Hopkins, Kathryn Yusoff, Kabage Karanja, Stella Mutegi
Exhibitors: cave_bureau, Palestine Regeneration Team (PART), Mae Ling Lokko & Gustavo Crembil, Thandi Loewenson
Venue: Giardini
A dialogue between Great Britain and Kenya about reparation and renewal. The pavilion reveals architecture as architecture that is defined by extraction that produce inequality and environmental degradation. The Jury notes attempts to imagine a new relation between architecture and geology. The jury also notes the Venice Fellowship program as a notable initiative for knowledge exchange between the three countries: Venice, Great Britain and Kenya.
