Parallel Worlds, Exhibition from Macao, China

Theme of the Biennale

Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.

Exhibition Title

Parallel Worlds

As one of the most prestigious events on the global architecture scene, this year’s “International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia” is themed “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.”, reflecting on the role of architecture in the process of globalization. The “Parallel Worlds, Exhibition from Macao, China”, jointly curated by Wang Shu, the laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and Lu Wenyu, the recipient of the Schelling Architecture Prize, explores four different “parallel worlds” of Macao through photography and installations to transforms the Macao’s multifaceted urban landscapes into a poetic narrative of architectural language, presenting the urban texture of Macao where Chinese and Western cultures coexist as well as past and present landscapes exist for more than 400 years.

The exhibition invites renowned architectural photographer Iwan Baan, who won the Golden Lion at the La Biennale di Venezia, to capture the fragmented memories and contemporary vitality of Macao’s urban space through his highly narrative visual language. His photographs will also create a dialogue between architectural models and outdoor installations created by professors and students from the School of Architecture in the China Academy of Art and the Department of Architecture and Design at the University of Saint Joseph in Macao, allowing viewers to experience the unique charm of Macao amidst the interplay of history and modernity.

Curator

Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu

Participating Artist

Iwan Baan

Participating Institutions

School of Architecture in China Academy of Art

Department of Architecture and Design in at the University of Saint Joseph, Macao