Visual identity for the Alternative Ukrainian Pavilion during the Biennale Architettura 2023 in Venice
Visual identity for the Alternative Ukrainian Pavilion during the Biennale Architettura 2023 in Venice
Client
Client
National Union of Architects of Ukraine
National Union of Architects of Ukraine
year
year
2023
2023
role
role
Visual Identity | Exhibition Design
Visual Identity | Exhibition Design
Project Description
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.
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.
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.
Credits
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.
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.
