EXTERIOR & FRONT ROOM
THE PUDDLE Cast-concrete indent has been created to form a shallow body of standing water
LONG SECTION
RUSKIN ARCHIVE Electronic Archive of John Ruskin’s Venetian Notebooks
THE VENICE LAGOON The section of the Pavilion dedicated to life in the Lagoon explores the common theme of detail and perspective while also informing visitors about Venice’s unique situation
CROSS SECTION FEMININE UNDERCROFT The formal structural emphasis of the Stadium for Close Looking is offset by the relatively casual display, which constitutes the only specifically ‘feminist’ presence in the Pavilion
RUSKIN NARRATIVE A visual narrative curated by Robert Hewison describing the detailed working methods used by John Ruskin to gather the information for his seminal work The Stones of Venice, first published in 1851
RUSKIN AND GAVAGNIN WINGS (DONE.BOOK) A comparison of two obsessive attempts to archive Venice in an installation across both wings by Wolfgang Scheppe
THE STADIUM OF CLOSE LOOKING The Stadium of Close Looking is a 1:10 scale model of the London Olympic Stadium – repurposed as a drawing studio and lecture room for public gatherings, convened by Pavilion collaborators
RALPH RUMNEY The adventures of the English situationist Ralph Rumney in Venice were both frustrating and invigorating. His work on Venice was eventually published in London, but the damage had already been done.
Rumney’s continual ‘defeat’ by Venice can be posited as a reverse parallel to Ruskin’s ‘victory’ over the same city
Sites related to the Stadium of Close Looking and Rebiennale First Schools to participate in drawing workshops held at the British Pavilion Details of architecture and art observed by John Ruskin CA’ D’ORO The Ca’ d’Oro has been restored several times since Ruskin drew it in 1845. Compare the front today with Ruskin’s illustration
Sites related to the archive by Alvio Gavagnin Sites and views related to the ecology of the Lagoon Sites of first Street Training sessions held by Lottie Child Casa delle Zitelle Villa Frankenstein
VAPORETTO STOP FOR TORCELLO to visit saltmarsh
VAPORETTO STOP FOR SANT’ ERASMO to visit saltmarsh
MORION Warehouse occupied by Rebiennale CAMPO DE L’ARSENALE Location of first Street Training with school teachers, 23/06/2010
SCUOLA MEDIA P.F. CALVI
CASTELLO BASSO Residential area adjacent to the Giardini.
TIDE GAUGE
ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO DANTE ALIGHIERI
S.a.L.E-DOCKS
CASA DELLE ZITELLE
VIA GARIBALDI Street Training occurs naturally with children repurposing the space to create a playground VILLA FRANKENSTEIN SCUOLA DI SAN GIORGIO DEGLE SCHIAVONI Ruskin copied details of several of Carpaccio’s paintings in the ground-floor chapel, notably St George killing the dragon
RUIN IN RIO DI CA’ FOSCARI The remains of a Byzantine building are best viewed from the water
ACCADEMIA BRIDGE Vantage point for appreciating Venice’s origins with the open waters of the Bacino
SPAZIO LEGNO Makers of the Stadium of Close Looking
CAMPO SAN ZACCARIA Location of first Street Training session with school children, 07/06/2010