Venice biennale / crispr_locus
By bringing together stone and nature in a lively, dynamic narration to inscribe a public open room, the installation “CRISPR" turns spatial resonances into a stage for social encounters, an emotional observation point of the beauty and power of water, still hidden by walls and the extensive complex of buildings. It is a sensorial immersion into exaptation as a reflection on the passing of time and the uniqueness of an inspiring place that went through a history of transformations: the Arsenale, one of the landmarks of Venice.
“CRISPR" traits are revealed by its rules and at times latent principles which, if written computationally, are generating non-linear geometries, interchangeable as well as non-adaptive functions and relationships.
Program: Invited Installation at the 17th Biennale Architettura 2021 - HOW WILL WE LIVE TOGETHER?
Location: Venice, Italy - Padiglione Italia, Giardino delle Vergini
Institution: Fondazione Biennale
Curator: Alessandro Melis
Section Coordinator: Dario Pedrabissi
Project Credits: Christian Pongratz and Maria Perbellini with Dustin White and Dario Pedrabissi
Status: Built
Exhibition Date: 22 May to 21 November 2021