Authera — Creative Agency

Visual identity for the Alternative Ukrainian Pavilion during the Biennale Architettura 2023 in Venice

Client

National Union of Architects of Ukraine

year

2023

role

Visual Identity | Exhibition Design

The Lights stay on_Exhibition by UNDP and EU_Authera agency

Project Description

Ukrainian DNA is a cultural exhibition requested by the Foundation of the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber and the National Union of Architects of Ukraine.

Presented at an alternative Ukrainian Pavilion during the prestigious Biennale Architettura in Venice in 2023, the exhibition explored a renewed representation of Ukrainian identity for an international audience.

This project entailed both the exhibition design for the pavilion and the development of the presented artwork, Timeless Encounters. Both the exhibition design and the artwork were based on our extensive research into Ukrainian, Venetian, and Byzantine architecture and symbolism. Resulting in a visual style that used historical symbolism in a modern form.

The exhibition remained open for one month, attracting approximately 3,000 international visitors. The project was later presented once more at the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber in Kyiv.

Ukrainian DNA is a cultural exhibition requested by the Foundation of the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber and the National Union of Architects of Ukraine.

The exhibition remained open for one month, attracting approximately 3,000 international visitors. The project was later presented once more at the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber in Kyiv.

Ukrainian DNA is a cultural exhibition requested by the Foundation of the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber and the National Union of Architects of Ukraine.

The exhibition remained open for one month, attracting approximately 3,000 international visitors. The project was later presented once more at the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber in Kyiv.

The Lights stay on_Exhibition by UNDP and EU_Authera agency 3

The Lights stay on_Exhibition by UNDP and EU_Authera agency 2

Credits

Creative Direction, Concept Development & Design: Ornella Ostapenko

Research & Content Development: Architecture History Research, Copywriting — Ornella Ostapenko

Scientific Consultants:
Anna Kyrii, Vice President of the Architectural Chamber of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine
Olga Neshta, PhD, Theory of Architecture, Restoration of Architecture Monuments

Art Direction & Visual Design: Ornella Ostapenko
Web Design: Anna Gulko

Translations:
Italian — Anna Manako, Roberto Bianconi
English — Ornella Ostapenko

Curatorial Team: Roberto Bianconi, Anastasiia Biletska, Anna Manako, Olga Neshta, Anna Kyrii, Sana Moreau

PR & Communications: Roberto Bianconi, Ornella Ostapenko,Olga Terefeeva

Artists: Daria Alyoshkina, Ornella Ostapenko, Diana Bilichenko, NÙEVÙ STUDIO (Nadiya Yamnych, Walter Espedito Trento, Massimo Romanazzi)

Special Guest:
Gordiy Starukh — musician, ambassador of the Wheel Lyre

Photo Documentation
Courtesy of the curatorial team and participating artists
© Ornella Ostapenko, Massimo Romanazzi, Tetiana Shlapak and collaborators

Organisers & Institutional Support:
The initiative is led by the Foundation of the Ukrainian Architectural Chamber and the Design4Ukraine Association, with the support of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine and Roberto Bianconi.

The Cultural Association Scuola Permanente dell’Abitare made a significant contribution to the project, with additional support from the Italian architectural community.

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