Irish Pavilion Opens in Venice Biennale

September 8th, 2012

The Irish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale opened on the 27th August 2012. The pavilion, titled Shifting Ground is the last exhibit  in the Arsenale de Venezia, and is specifically concieved as a closing piece at the end of that section of the Biennale incorporating an oscillating wooden bench that allows people to rest. It was formally inaugerated by Patrick Hennessy, Ireland’s Ambassador to Italy.

 

The pavilion has recieved positive news coverage in national and international press:

Peter Zoch reviews in Topos Magazine

Odile Decq in Artribune

Frank McDonald on Venice in the Irish Times

Dylan Haskins interviews John McLaughlin and Shih-Fu Peng on Arena on RTE Radio 1 (go to 40min mark).