"The Wallpaper." Cyprus at the 14th Venice Biennale
13/06/2014.
Venice Biennale 2014. [VEN] Italy
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO
Cypriot pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice is directed by architects Michael Hadjistyllis and Stefanos Roimpas.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.os Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper. Click above to see larger image.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.os Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper. Click above to see larger image.
Michael Hadjistyllis, Stefanos Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper.s Roimpas. Anatomy of the Wallpaper. 2014. The Wallpaper. Click above to see larger image.
The exhibition is an abstraction that explores the passage of time and history through the metaphor of wallpaper and the work with collages and on different surfaces.
Anatomy of the Wallpaper
The Wallpaper gives rise to the overlapping nature of History over an immaterial and intangible element. A form of abstraction, liberating the viewer beyond a literal examination of the elements, that compose Architecture, is perceptible. With the passage of time, new physical layers are inserted on the Wallpaper, thus, from its earliest form, being immaterialized and disembodied, it is mutated into a physical barrier. It encompasses thickness, then it is formatted into a Wall and, ultimately into a Space. Being presented in a simplified form of a story narration (where names, time and place do not exist), we aim to prioritize ideas and concepts. The Wallpaper will be partially exhibited and examined on a real scale, in its crucial form. While it is decorticating it will allow the viewers to uncover different stories of time, or different versions of the same story.
CREDITS.-
Curators.- Michael Hadjistyllis y Stefanos Roimpas.
Team.- Tolis Apostolidis, Constantinos Caropoulos - Alefantis, Eleni Hadjikyriakou, Emilios Hadjistyllis, Katerina Hadjistylli, Loukas Koutsovendis, Constantinos Louca, Violeta Prado - Papadouri, Maria Rousis, Kleanthis Rousos , Stella Savva, Panayiotis Tembriotis, Andrea Verni.
Exhibitors.- Andrea Katsavra, Maria Papaloizou, Giorgos Marcou, Tony Maslić.
Dates.- 07 June 2014 - 23 November 2014.
Venue.- Palazzo Malipiero. Venice, Italy.
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STEFANOS ROIMPAS
Stefanos Roimpas was born and raised in Athens but quickly moved to the UK and then in France to get his architectural education. He graduated from ESA (École Spéciale d'Architecture-Paris) with distinction and was finalist for the “best thesis of 2013” award. During his time in Paris, he met his most significant and inspiring tutor, Sir Peter Cook. With Peter as personal director he completed his widely celebrated thesis project, “The Lens City” and in 2014, Stefanos is shortlisted finalist for the RIBA Silver Medal and exhibited in RIBA London. Since January 2013 he moved to Rotterdam, where he works as a Junior Architect for OMA.
MICHAEL HADJISTYLLIS
Michael Hadjistyllis was born in Nicosia (Cyprus), in 1981. He studied Architecture at the School of Architecture (Faculty of Engineering) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), where he graduated in 2006, with distinction. Between 2007 and 2009, he moved to Netherlands and Italy, where he studied Urbanism at the Technical University of Delft, and the Università IUAV di Venezia. After graduation, he joined the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Rotterdam), where he works until now.
As an Architect / Urban Designer, he worked in various international contexts and on a broad range of project types, from Concept Design to detailed Development Phases. Prior joining OMA, he worked as an Urban Researcher / Designer, under the instructions and supervision of Prof. Dr. Bernardo Secchi & Dr. Paola Viganò. Between 2011 and 2013, he was a Visiting Critic in several Studios on Architecture and Urbanism, at TU Delft.
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