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The Baltic Pavilion
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
15th International Architecture Exhibition –
La Biennale di Venezia 2016



EXHIBITION
There are transformative efforts at play which are reprogramming an inert region beyond the delineations of separate nation-states. The Baltic Pavilion intends to explore the built environment of the Baltic States as a shared space of ideas. This exhibition and a series of related events presents a cross-section of Baltic space. In light of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch, the developments in this region will unfold as a non-linear stratigraphy. . . .




AUTHORS / CONTRIBUTORS . . .



THE BALTIC ATLAS
This atlas is a gradient between two questions. The first: "what is possible to imagine?" focuses on interpretations, fictional stories, analyses, and reflections on the ongoing processes, and proposes future projections. The second: "what is possible?" is an inquiry into the methods, resources, and parameters that define space. . . .



TIMELINE

15th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
May 28 – November 27 2016

The Baltic Pavilion is an exhibition sharing space with events and sports activities by the Venice Commune taking place at the Palasport Arsenale, it unfolds in two stages:

1st STAGE
Full installation at the main hall of the Palasport
28th of May – 4th of September

Reconfigured version of the exhibition layout with lifted canopy to host the Girls Gymnastics competition
8th – 20th of June

Exhibition temporary closed for 2nd stage installation
5th – 6th of September

2nd STAGE
Starting from September 7th the Baltic Pavilion is re-installed into smaller space within the Palasport allowing the main hall to be used for sports activities in the autumn season.
7th of September – 27th of November

The Baltic Pavilion formulated into traveling exhibition to be taken back to the Baltics and beyond.

Exhibition closed
28th of November


PREVIOUS EVENTS:

Press preview
26th and 27th of May

Talk by Keller Easterling – 'Interplay' . . .

Infrastructure space is an under-exploited medium of innovation that can have more authority in the world. Perhaps the Baltic nations are well positioned to craft global agreements, not only in the language of laws and global standards but also in the language of space. Spatial resources might be not only vessels of old power structures and new EU alliances but bargaining chips in a broader set of global networks .

27th of May at 11am

Opening
27th of May at 5pm

Performance by Lina Lapelytė – 'Ladies' . . .

Violeta, Nijole, Danute and Judita have been playing Kankles at the National Song and Dance Ensemble Lietuva (Lithuania) for more than 30 years, where they perform as part of the orchestra, mostly in accompanying roles.
Lietuva is a state funded structure that consists of singers, dancers and folk instrument orchestra.

Performed by:
Violeta Aukštkalnytė
Nijolė Plavinskaitė
Danutė Mikalauskienė
Judita Kundrotienė .

27th of May after 5pm

Live act by Kaspars Groševs – '%20' . . .

%20 is a project from empty spaces between words in Riga, Latvia, locating somewhere between eyes and eyebrows. Referencing some of the past waves, %20 uses what's left of Soviet technology in combination with flashing buttons and sliders of the recent decades with an urge to discover things their creators try to deny ever making. %20 is a blunt reminder of gaps between X and Y, yoga and Yoda, earl gray and gray goose .

27th of May after 5pm




TEAM

Curators:
Kārlis Bērziņš, Jurga Daubaraitė, Petras Išora, Ona Lozuraitytė, Niklāvs Paegle, Dagnija Smilga, Johan Tali, Laila Zariņa, Jonas Žukauskas

Commissioners:
Raul Järg (EE), Jānis Dripe (LV), Ona Lozuraitytė (LT), Jonas Žukauskas (LT)

Project Manager:
Karin Kahre

Producers:
Architecture Fund, Estonian Centre of Architecture

Supporters:
The Ministry of Culture of Republic of Estonia, Estonian Cultural Endowment, The Ministry of Culture of Republic of Latvia, The Ministry of Culture of Republic of Lithuania, The Lithuanian Council for Culture, The Lithuanian Culture Institute, Estonian Embassy in Rome, Lithuanian Embassy in Rome

Partners:
Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia, The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Centre, Lithuania

Graphic design:
Kārlis Krecers, Laura Pappa

Website development:
Carla Peer


CONTACT

Location:
Palasport Arsenale
“Giobatta Gianquinto”
Calle San Biagio 2132
Castello–Venezia


Opening times:
Tuesday–Sunday
10am—6pm

Press:
English
Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian

Email:
info@balticpavilion.eu

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