The curatorial team bring together more than thirty architects, filmmakers and researchers at FOODSCAPES to critically examine the role of architecture in the production, distribution and consumption of food.
By investigating its diverse landscapes and infrastructures, the exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of food production and consumption processes, and their impact on society, the economy and the environment, while addressing global issues.
FOODSCAPES a research-based proposal, consists of three main parts: an audiovisual project of five short films; a file in the form of a recipe book; and a public collaborative research program in collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and produced at Ocean Space, with support from the European Climate Foundation.
Inauguration of the Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023. Photograph by Claudio Franzini.
Part 1: An audiovisual project of five short films
FOODSCAPES presents an audiovisual feast made up of five short films, each one delving into a different layer of the agrologistics process. Crafted by interdisciplinary teams of architects and filmmakers, these episodes are both self-conclusive and interdependent, creating a non-linear narrative that can be experienced in any order.
Poster of "CONSUMPTION - Chop, Chop, Chop", a film by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque for FOODSCAPES.
Part 2: A file in the form of a recipe book
Produced by an eclectic group of architecture studios, edited by the Black Almanac food research platform and illustrated with images by photographer Pedro Pegenaute, each recipe presents a “typical” Spanish dish that acts as a catalyst from which to explore, trace and document. The architectures and territories that make it possible, revealing in the process the wide range of urgent issues that are manifested in these places.
Biomethanization Plant, Pinto. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute.
Part 3: Public collaborative research program
In collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and produced at Ocean Space, with the support of the European Climate Foundation, a weekly public program of interviews, conversations, round tables, film screenings, banquets, performances and other activities related to FOODSCAPES will activate the Pavilion throughout the biennial.
By investigating its diverse landscapes and infrastructures, the exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of food production and consumption processes, and their impact on society, the economy and the environment, while addressing global issues.
FOODSCAPES a research-based proposal, consists of three main parts: an audiovisual project of five short films; a file in the form of a recipe book; and a public collaborative research program in collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and produced at Ocean Space, with support from the European Climate Foundation.
Inauguration of the Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023. Photograph by Claudio Franzini.
Part 1: An audiovisual project of five short films
FOODSCAPES presents an audiovisual feast made up of five short films, each one delving into a different layer of the agrologistics process. Crafted by interdisciplinary teams of architects and filmmakers, these episodes are both self-conclusive and interdependent, creating a non-linear narrative that can be experienced in any order.
Poster of "CONSUMPTION - Chop, Chop, Chop", a film by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque for FOODSCAPES.
Part 2: A file in the form of a recipe book
Produced by an eclectic group of architecture studios, edited by the Black Almanac food research platform and illustrated with images by photographer Pedro Pegenaute, each recipe presents a “typical” Spanish dish that acts as a catalyst from which to explore, trace and document. The architectures and territories that make it possible, revealing in the process the wide range of urgent issues that are manifested in these places.
Biomethanization Plant, Pinto. Photograph by Pedro Pegenaute.
Part 3: Public collaborative research program
In collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and produced at Ocean Space, with the support of the European Climate Foundation, a weekly public program of interviews, conversations, round tables, film screenings, banquets, performances and other activities related to FOODSCAPES will activate the Pavilion throughout the biennial.
METALOCUS is live reporting from the Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes place from 20 May to 26 November 2023. See METALOCUS Guide LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA for all the latest information you need to know to attend and know the best events and pavilions in LA BIENNALE.
