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GRACE on revitalizing uzbekistan’s soviet modernist legacy at venice architecture biennale
- At the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, Uzbekistan showcases its modernist heritage through the Heliocomplex, exploring its potential for sustainable innovation and cultural inquiry.
- The pavilion, 'A Matter of Radiance,' curated by GRACE, focuses on the Heliocomplex, a Soviet-era scientific structure near Tashkent.
- The architects aim to highlight the dualities and contradictions of the Heliocomplex, such as its futuristic yet obsolete nature.
- They present a narrative of preservation intersected with sustainability, showcasing fragments of objects from or envisioned for the site.
- The pavilion features scientific relics, architectural reconstructions, and new commissions that extend the building's meaning.
- Artistic elements, like a chandelier and video installations, offer poetic interpretations of the Heliocomplex.
- The pavilion design emphasizes context interaction, with natural light and open spaces to complement the exhibited objects.
- Reuse and sustainability are key considerations, as objects from the pavilion will be returned to Uzbekistan for post-Biennale applications.
- The exhibition at the Arsenale juxtaposes the modernist Heliocomplex with the historic industrial setting, creating new layers of meaning.
- The curated elements aim to spark conversations on technology, heritage, and sustainability, reflecting the complexity of the Heliocomplex's identity.
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