I Am Where You Are The Cyprus Pavilion
“We call upon voices of resistance. We challenge the globalization of the built environment. We accentuate the crafting of humanitarian constructed fragments. We augment the simplicities of everyday rituals. We note the synergy of the untouched and the harnessed environment. We record an interwoven scenography of nature and the human condition�.
Curators of the Cyprus Pavilion
3 spaces • The First Space
Upon entering into the Cyprus Pavilion the visitor is immediately immersed into a dense forest. Hundreds of ephemeral trace panels hold the core ingredients of the exhibition. The diverse works of 17 architects, 24 artists, NGOs, and a rich collection of archival images fill the space as if free-floating in the air. Visitors merge with this hanging, or growing, forest of printed material and become emerged into a possibly unexpected view and deeper understanding of Cyprus.
3 spaces • The Courtyard
The courtyard serves as a mediator between the two exhibition spaces, a form of inbetween space in itself, and also as the socializing space of the Pavilion.
3 spaces • The Projection Space
The video art installation evolves into a 360-degree projected collage of architecture and art works. This installation acts as a ‘visual composition’ and is presented as a 6-channel projection in the 8 X 8 m room. The projection enables visitors to observe both moving and still images, inside the architectural works which explore human, spatial and social conditions in Cyprus that often go unnoticed due to stereotypical visual representations of the country.
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