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Steppin' Back: A Journey Through Time at Venice Architecture Biennale
Gear up, folks! The excitement is brewing as Romania's entrance to the 19th edition of the International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, titled Steppin' Back, wants you! The exhibition kicks off on May 10.
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Artist Vlad Nancă, along with architecture office Muromuro Studio (headed by Ioana Chifu and Onar Stănescu), brings Steppin' Back to life, a project curated by Cosmina Goagea. The exhibition is spread across two venues: the Romanian Pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale and the New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice.
Steppin' Back delves into the dance between visual arts and architecture, as a conversation between 20th-century Romanian architects' drawings and the modern-day artistic creations of Vlad Nancă. According to the exhibit's introduction, this fascinating display sheds new light on the Romanian architectural legacy of the past century. The project offers glimpses into the architects' visions of space and public life, especially through the human silhouettes in their drawings, insights that can help adapt existing buildings for the 21st century.
In the Romanian Pavilion, Muromuro Studio's design offers an immersive, interactive experience for visitors. large transparent sheets trace the movement of patrons between ten life-size sculptural silhouettes inspired by architectural drawings and crafted by Vlad Nancă. These are accompanied by a chronological collection of drawings from 20th-century Romanian architects and a selection of historical maps from the 16th-18th centuries – where human presence is depicted allegorically.
At the New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice, the exhibition continues as an open archive, featuring over 300 reproductions of architectural drawings, shareable with the public.
Get ready to experience Steppin' Back until November 23!
(Photos: YWP studio / Pavel & Petruța, courtesy of Human Scale)
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Backstory:This project, creatively named Steppin' Back, goes beyond an exhibition; it showcases the relationships between visual arts and architecture, showing how they inform and alter each other. The project was collaboratively developed by Vlad Nancă and the Muromuro Studio, emphasizing communication and dialogue between different disciplines, giving architecture a new cultural voice.
Essence:- Artistic Connection: By blending visual arts and architecture, Steppin' Back fosters an artistic dialogue that contributes to an enhanced understanding and innovation in both fields.- Collaborative Innovation: This kind of collaboration can foster fresh perspectives and novel solutions, mirroring the broader theme of interdisciplinary engagement that lies at the core of Biennale Architettura 2025.
Discussing the dynamic relationship between visual arts and architecture, the exhibition 'Steppin' Back' expands beyond its home-and-garden confines into the realm of lifestyle, as it unfolds a compelling narrative at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Inside the Romanian Pavilion, visitors can immerse themselves in a thought-provoking interactive experience, where life-size sculptural silhouettes inspired by architectural drawings meet a chronological collection of 20th-century Romanian architects' drawings.
