The Machine of the Biennale

Selin Arisal, MArch (Year: 5)

The project is a criticism towards the consumption of resources for the Biennale. The amount of waste produced just to keep this event in this area has become unsustainable over the course of the years. The waste produced from the daily functions is minor compared to the waste coming out of the construction of the exhibitions. The exhibition waste is disposed of. The idea is to bring these unseen parts of the Biennale forward in order to: A – Create an impactful visual to influence the curators, designers and visitors act conscious while consuming resources for such events. The project would be putting the product of the Biennale on display across the site. B – Bring a solution to the most pressing argument of why reusable materials are disposed of in the Biennale: the limitation of storage. The structure will allow for spaces for these materials to be stored and processed in the Biennale site so that they can be used for future events and removed after each exhibition. The Biennale therefore is transformed from a system that constantly praises the new and disregards the debris, into a system that celebrates this leftover and aims to find the maximum potential in it.