Scotland + Venice Exhibition: A Fragile Correspondence

Scotland+Venice: A Fragile Correspondence

The  Scotland+Venice partnership has commissioned a creative team of the Architecture Fringe, - ism and /other to develop new work to be exhibited at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy, which will take place from 20 May - 26 November 2023.    Read more

“From the forests around Loch Ness, the seashore of the Orkney archipelago and the industrialised remnants of the Ravenscraig steelworks, the project takes us on a journey through three Scottish landscapes: the Highlands, Islands and Lowlands. In bringing forward the diversity of cultures and languages that have shaped the landscapes of Scotland, A Fragile Correspondence explores alternative perspectives and new approaches to the challenges of the worldwide climate emergency. 

Our existence relies on a close relationship with the landscapes that sustain us. Our understanding of the natural world around us is fragile. Language is powerful and shapes how we understand the world around us. How can a closer relationship between land and language help architecture be more attuned to the environment in which it operates? How can we create a more reciprocal connection with the land?’

Informed by a close reading of contemporary context, past echoes and the critical lenses of language, anthropology and extraction, writers, artists and architects - in correspondence with these landscapes - are exploring issues distinctly rooted in place, but with global relevance to the cultural, ecological and climatic issues that we face.”