Exhibitors: Ahmad Almutawa, Alya Aly, Batool Ashour, Dana AlMathkoor, Danah Alhasan, Danah El-Madhoun, Essa Alfarhan, Fatemah Alzaid, Fatima Alsulaiman, Hasan Almatrouk, Haya Alfadhli, Haya Alnibari, Hussain Alkazemi, Khaled Alanjery, Khaled Mohamed, Qutaiba Buyabes, Sakinah Muqeem, Zainab Murtadhawi

In collaboration with Dalal AlDayel, Deema AlOtaibi, Nour Alkheder, Taiba AlZayed, Yasmeen Abdal

Curated by Hamad Alkhaleefi, Mohammad Kassem, Naser Ashour, Rabab Raes Kazem

Assistant curators: Noor Abdulkhaleq, Nour Jafar

Commissioned by Abdulaziz Almazeedi, Head of Design and Planning Division of the NCCAL

Arsenale, Venice

 

Local consultant and exhibition production

 

 

The Kuwait Pavilion invites visitors to rethink the way we build and experience spaces, starting from the connection between space, time and matter. The project, titled _Kaynuna_, stems from a reflection on the architectural transformation of Kuwait, where modernization has often led to the demolition of existing heritage, rather than its enhancement.

_Kaynuna_ proposes a different approach, which combines culture and sustainability, seeking solutions rooted in the local context. It is not just about preserving the past, but using it as a basis for building a stronger and more aware identity.

More than offering answers,

_Kaynuna_ is a path: a way to imagine a more balanced development, which takes into account history and the needs of the present.

 

 

Photo credits: Ph. Nelson Garrido.