Treasures in Disguise Montenegro pavilion 14th Venice Architecture Biennale Pavilion Opening

Treasures in Disguise Montenegro pavilion

14th Venice Architecture Biennale

Pavilion Opening

Curators

Dijana Vučinić (DVARP), Boštjan Vuga (SADAR+VUGA), Simon Hartmann (HHF Architects), Ilka & Andreas Ruby (Ruby Press), and Nebojša Adžić

Collaborators

​​Ivana Barišić, Alban Bislimi, Marija Ičević, Nathalie Janson, Zdenek Liška, Jovana Miljanić, Chiara Paone, Jure Sadar, Laura Sattin, Jelena Šćepanović, Jacopo Tiso, Jelena Vučić, Nina Vuga, Elena Zadra, Borislav Vukićević

Identity, graphic, and web design: Belgrad (Julian Schubert, Elena Schütz, Leonard Streich, Pieterjan Gandry)

Photographs: Luka Bosković , Ivan Čojbašić, Ana Crnić, Jelena Đurđic, Jovana Miljanić, Patricia Parinejad, Jacopo Tiso

The exhibition “Treasures in Disguise” centers on four communist-era buildings that are, with one exception, not in use today. Large-scale section models, combined with wallpapered photographs, brings to the fore the impressive interiors and spatial qualities of these buildings, drawing attention to both their unfortunate condition and great potential. In a blog post below, we’ve described in greater depth the strategy behind the exhibition’s scenography; here are some photos of the exhibition making!