‘Staging The Archive’ 19th Venice Biennale
2025
Mission
Drawing from Hong Kong’s ubiquitous bamboo scaffolding the installation involves collaboration with local masters known as Shifu. The design intentionally avoids any complex resolution, instead focusing on showcasing the simplicity and logic of the construction process. ‘Staging The Archive’ was featured in ‘Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive,’ the Hong Kong contribution to the 19th Venice Biennale 2025.
Team
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation & Hong Kong Art Development Council (Organisers), Ying Zhou, Fai Au, Sunnie Lau, Wing Yuen, Jonathan Yeung (Curatorial Team), Architecture Land Initiative (Guillaume Othenin Girard, Kent Mundle from ALIN) and BEAU Architects (Exhibitors and Stage Design), IDS (Production House), Master Wing Kei (bamboo Shifu)
Client
19th Venice Biennale
Location
VENICE
2025
Mission
Drawing from Hong Kong’s ubiquitous bamboo scaffolding the installation involves collaboration with local masters known as Shifu. The design intentionally avoids any complex resolution, instead focusing on showcasing the simplicity and logic of the construction process. ‘Staging The Archive’ was featured in ‘Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive,’ the Hong Kong contribution to the 19th Venice Biennale 2025.
Team
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation & Hong Kong Art Development Council (Organisers), Ying Zhou, Fai Au, Sunnie Lau, Wing Yuen, Jonathan Yeung (Curatorial Team), Architecture Land Initiative (Guillaume Othenin Girard, Kent Mundle from ALIN) and BEAU Architects (Exhibitors and Stage Design), IDS (Production House), Master Wing Kei (bamboo Shifu)
Client
19th Venice Biennale
Location
VENICE