A new Emirati achievement.. The National Pavilion wins the "Golden Lion" at the Venice Biennale
The UAE National Pavilion won the Golden Lion Award, after achieving the best national participation in the International Exhibition of Architecture at the Venice Biennale 2021, during the awards ceremony organized yesterday, in Venice, as the Golden Lion Awards are the highest and best honor in the Biennale.
The National Pavilion of the UAE, during its 10th participation in the Venice Biennale, was chosen for its exhibition "Land of Plastic", which was held under the supervision of the curators Wael Al-Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, by the Biennale's jury.
Committee Chair Kazuo Sejima commented on the superiority of the UAE National Pavilion in developing an experiment full of bold ideas that addresses the relationship between industrial waste and production processes at the local and international levels, and opens wider horizons for architectural engineering capabilities that combine the use of the latest technologies and architectural construction expertise.
For her part, Laila Bin Brik, Coordinating Director of the UAE National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, said: “The UAE National Pavilion participated in 10 editions of the Venice Biennale with a distinguished series of exceptional exhibitions supported by insightful vision and creative solutions, and we are proud to honor the National Pavilion with the Golden Lion Award, which is awarded For the best participation out of 60 national pavilions this year.”
She added, "This comes as a culmination of the pavilion's efforts and significant contribution to supporting the evolving artistic and architectural scene in the UAE, and in appreciation of the efforts made to tell the UAE's inspiring stories through a platform that enjoys global prestige.
Our winning of this award coincides with our 10th participation in the Biennale, and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union State, which will come next December, which makes it an exceptional moment in every sense of the word.”
"The curators Wael Al-Awar and Kenichi Teramoto added great value to the global dialogue on the topic of sustainable building, which makes us proud of what the exhibition (Land of Plastic) presented, which was a great model for the inspiring Emirati experiences and stories highlighted by the pavilion," said Laila Ben Brik.
For his part, curator Wael Al-Awar said, after receiving the award for the National Pavilion: “We are proud of this prestigious honor for the National Pavilion, especially as it coincides with its 10th participation in the Venice Biennale.
We thank the national pavilion team of the UAE and commend the support provided by the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Youth, and all cooperating parties from various disciplines, who all contributed to organizing the “Land of Plastic” exhibition to the fullest thanks to their tireless efforts and continuous cooperation.”
He added, "We are proud of our achievements and gains, while we continue our path to highlight potential solutions that have the ability to face global challenges and issues to move forward towards a better and promising future for all."
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