The 18th edition of the International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia, one of the world’s leading architectural events, will be held between 20 May and 26 November 2023, next year. The coordinator of the Pavilion of Turkey, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is making an open call to determine the project to be exhibited in the pavilion. The Pavilion of Turkey at the International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia is realised with the contributions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, and cosponsored by Schüco Turkey and VitrA.
The International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia is a major platform that presents conceptual productions and approaches in architecture. A part of the biennial’s ‘National Participations’, the Pavilion of Turkey will seek out, for the first round of evaluations, proposals with conceptual frameworks that are capable of discussing the contemporary discourses in the field of architecture; explore the concepts on or beyond architecture through alternative interdisciplinary practices, and have the potential to challenge conventional narratives. In addition to having strong visual narration, it is also important that the project’s theme is clear and accessible. The call is also open to the applications of multinational teams with a team leader from Turkey.
In the first stage of the open call to conceive the Pavilion of Turkey at its fifth participation in the International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia, the applicants will be expected to present a thematic concept, a project proposal, exhibition designs and spatial narration, a document that details the team structure and methodological principles, and the portfolio that includes the resumés and related endeavors of the project owners. In the second stage of evaluations, the teams of the three projects to be proposed by the Selection Committee will be asked to present in-depth information on aspects such as the calendar, working method, printed materials and budget. It is aimed that the applicants to be selected at the end of this two-stage process will assume all curatorial responsibilities related to the exhibition and develop the exhibition in coordination with the Selection Committee and the İKSV team.
The five-membered Selection Committee will determine the project to be included in the Pavilion of Turkey through a two-stage open call. The applications are expected to present a coherent curatorial narrative that are capable of discussing contemporary discourses in the field of architecture in a local, regional and global context through fresh ideas, and examine the concepts, on or beyond architecture, through alternative interdisciplinary practices. Projects applying for the first phase will be evaluated according to the relevancy of the curatorial theme, the feasibility of the proposed project and the organisational structure of the curatorial team.
Three projects will be selected from among the applications for the second stage and asked to provide a more detailed presentation of their working method, printed materials, calendar and budget. The leader or leaders of the selected projects will be offered a progress payment to deepen their research; After the project teams detail their projects, they will be invited to the İKSV building to present their projects to the members of the Selection Committee and the İKSV team.
The Selection Committee, which will determine the project to be included in the Turkish Pavilion exhibition with a two stage open call method, will be supported by Aslı Çiçek, Neyran Turan, Prof. Dr. It consists of Ayşen Savaş, Han Tümertekin and Ertuğ Uçar. Applications can be made online until 18:00 on Monday, October 3, 2022.
For more information: www.iksv.org
