Resistance
Venice
15th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale
Istituto Veneziano per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società Contemporanea
Dépendence Villa Hériot
Calle Michelangelo 54/P
Giudecca, Venice – Italy
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Exhibition Text EN
Resistance Venice was the first public presentation of the Resistance project, which focuses on the powerful resistance of certain Portuguese stones. It gathered the work of 5 international architects, exploring the physical and mechanical characteristics of Portuguese stones along with their unique beauty and colorations.
Resistance is divided into two phases. The first one was presented in Venice, during the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.
The objects produced were exhibited in the gardens of the Istituto veneziano per la storia della Resistenza e della società contemporanea (Iveser), in the Villa Hériot, on Giudecca Island. The interior rooms presented the narrative of the process, including drawings, sketches, photographs and other materials, representing the relationship that the authors created with Portuguese Stone.
The visitors also had the opportunity of experiencing a digital light installation exploring the resistance of a specific stone towards light.
The exhibition was open from the 25th of May to the 2nd of October 2016.
Credits
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Director and Curator: Guta Moura Guedes
Head of Production: Marta Frade
Production and Curatorial Assistant: Joana Morais
Production and Translation: Francesca Casolino
Editing: Miguel Côrte-Real, Paula Melâneo
Exhibition Design: André Lopes
Graphic Design: Margarida Vilhena
Graphic Design Trainee: Mafalda Moreaud
Web Design: Marco Reixa
Press: Helena César, JLM & Associados
International Press: Susan van Daal
Public Relations: Alex Sousa
Financial Manager: Teresa Oliveira
Financial Assistant: Madalena Madeira
Assembly and Production Support: Revitiles (Edgar Ricardo, Lurdes Ferreira)
Exhibition Layout Construction: Cenário Gestual
Transport and Machinery: Ornofe
Travel Agency: Personal Travel
Graphic Production and Printing: Conceição Barbosa
Photography: Francesco Allegretto, Joana Linda, Joana Morais, Maris Mezulis, Pedro Sadio, Ricardo Gonçalves
Video Footage: Hugo Folgado, José Rato, Miguel Manso, Ricardo Correia
Assimagra
Project Coordination: Miguel Goulão, Célia Marques, Daniel Rebelo
Cevalor
Technical Consultant: Nelson Cristo
ALTA_International Creative Alliance
Concept: Margarida Moura Guedes, Rui Gato
Code: David Negrão, Rui Gato
Mix Media Partner: ALTA_International Creative Alliance
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Stone Suppliers and Production
Airelimestones, Extração e Transformação de PedraNatural, Lda; Comármore – Comércio e Extração de Mármore, Lda; Dimpomar – Rochas Portuguesas, Lda; ETMA – Empresa Transformadora de Mármores do Alentejo, SA; Joaquim Duarte Urmal & Filhos, Lda; Mármores Galrão, SA; MVC – Mármores de Alcobaça, Lda; Solancis – Sociedade Exploradora de Pedreiras, SA; Solubema – Sociedade Luso-Belga de Mármores, SA
Collaboration: Cision, RTP, Dupladp & Associados
Support: JLM & Associados, VCA – Valadas Coriel & Associados, Quinta da Boa Esperança
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