Shawanda Corbett Neighbourhood Garden, 2020, Courtesy the Artist and Corvi-Mora London, Photo Marcus Leith
Curators (from left) Jayden Ali, Sumitra Upham, Meneesha Kellay and Joseph Henry, 2022 © BritishCouncil
“The British Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2023 is a space for rethinking the role that people play in shaping the built environment. It demonstrates the need for architecture to look beyond buildings and economic structures and towards everyday social practices, customs and traditions in order to meaningfully reflect how people use and occupy space.”
“We are delighted that the British Council Commission for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition will look at architecture and the built environment in a new way, advocating for rituals as a way of changing spaces. This newly commissioned installation presents a radically different vision for the UK – encouraging us to reconsider our customs and traditions and create more innovative, forward-thinking places.”
“To see six talented artists from diasporic backgrounds coming together to honour their community’s rituals and traditions, demonstrates a key shift in our cultural values. These are precisely the forms of reflective architectural spaces that Therme Group supports, ones that empower diverse communities and personal expression.”