Wanderlands: Earth, Story, Time - Australia, Ireland, Scotland at La Biennale di Venezia

Friday 24 November 2023
Starting at Docks Cantieri Cucchini, S. Pietri di Castello, Venice, Italy
Scotland Exhibition Venue, then Arsenale, then Giardini
10:00-13:00 (CET)

Hauntings of colonial Queenstowns by a ravaged Country dispossessed of its First Peoples. Insights embedded in the myths and materials of the islands of Ireland. Correspondences between language and place in the Highlands, Islands and Lowlands of Scotland.

The themes and experiences of the Australian, Irish and Scottish representations at La Biennale di Venezia resonate between each other, reflecting the connections between their respective countries and histories. This curatorial collaboration for the Finissage explores these connections via a perambulating dialogue across the Australian, Irish and Scottish exhibitions, unspooling the themes of place, resources, and temporality within and between the shows, and weaving them across the spaces of La Biennale and Venice itself.

Join us for a morning of discussion and reflection between the curators of:

Australia: unsettling Queenstown

Ireland: In Search of Hy-Brasil

Scotland: A Fragile Correspondence

Running Order & Times
10:00-11:00 Hellos, Welcomes, Opening Roundtable - Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Scotland Exhibition, Docks Cantieri Cucchini, S. Pietri di Castello
11:00-11:30 Ambulation 1 - a wander from Scotland to Ireland
11:30-12:00 Ireland Exhibition, Arsenale, La Biennale di Venezia
12:00-12:30 Ambulation 2 - a wander from Ireland to Australia
12.30-13:00 Australia Exhibition, Giardini, La Biennale di Venezia

All discussions will take place in-situ at the times noted.

Our opening Roundtable will be available to watch live via Zoom.

This event has been made possible with the following support, which we extend our gratitude for:

Australia
Australian Institute of Architects
Ireland
Arts Council and Culture Ireland
Scotland
Scotland + Venice, the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, the Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture (ESALA) at the University of Edinburgh

Please note that registering for the event does not give you access to the ticketed areas of La Biennale. To access the in-person discussions within the Arsenale and Giardini you will require a ticket for La Biennale. Access to the Scotland exhibition space for the opening roundtable is free.