In the project room on the ground floor, Zvi Geva revisits his denied proposal for the 2003 Biennale in which he suggested the demolition of the Israeli Pavilion in Venice, reflecting on destruction and reconstruction as central elements of Israeli, and possibly even Jewish, identity.

During these days of ongoing warfare and intense social struggle over the character of the state, Geva seeks to explore how these events permeate the subconscious and manifest in daily behavior, particularly in built spaces—both private and public.

On November 15, the exhibition “What Was and What Will Be” will open. The exhibition comprises two parts: the Residency Apartment and the Project Room. Together, they form a single image: an internal, personal perspective that conveys a sense of urgency and anxiety, contrasted with a critical, subversive view of construction and destruction. Both parts engage with the tension between the Jewish-Zionist ethos and the utopian vision that is steadily eroding. Geva examines the evolving, blurred Israeli identity and its quest for form, questioning belonging to this place through the lens of architecture and asking: What is our vision for the future here?

The exhibition in the Residency Apartment will close on November 2, 2024.
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The exhibition in the Project Room will continue until January 25, 2025.
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