"Sun" from Tashkent illuminates the Venice Biennale
Uzbekistan
The "Sun" solar complex became the center of the new exposition of the National Pavilion of Uzbekistan, which opened at one of the world's most prestigious architectural exhibitions.
Uzbekistan is participating in the Venice Architectural Biennale for the third time and this time presents to the world a unique scientific and architectural object - the "Sun" solar complex, built in 1987 near Tashkent. The pavilion was named "Matter of Radiance" and will be open to the public from May 10 to November 23, 2025.
The project reinterprets the significance of modernist heritage through the lens of science, art, and intellect - natural, artificial, and collective - reflecting the global theme of the Intelligens biennale. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
The scientific and cultural potential of "The Sun" is revealed through an interdisciplinary exposition, which includes works by Uzbek and international participants. Among them are writer Suhbat Aflatuni, "Ilhom" theater, photographer Armin Linke, artists Esther Sheinfeld and Muhiddin Riskiyev, director Azamat Abbasov.
Special attention was paid to dialogues with physicists Odilkhuja Parpiev, Sultan Suleimanov, and Rustam Azimov - the son of academician Sodiq Azimov, who dedicated his career to the creation of the heliological institute. Their voices became an important part of the study of the country's modernist heritage.
Catherine Golovatyuk and Giacomo Cantoni (architecture studio GRACE) curated the pavilion.
"I thank the team that invested their strength, creativity, and love for Uzbekistan in this project. Thanks to you, our pavilion always generates great interest and attracts a large number of visitors.
The project reinterprets the significance of modernist heritage through the lens of science, art, and intellect - natural, artificial, and collective - reflecting the global theme of the Intelligens biennale. Natural. Artificial. Collective.The scientific and cultural potential of "The Sun" is revealed through an interdisciplinary exposition, which includes works by Uzbek and international participants. Among them are writer Suhbat Aflatuni, "Ilhom" theater, photographer Armin Linke, artists Esther Sheinfeld and Muhiddin Riskiyev, director Azamat Abbasov.
Special attention was paid to dialogues with physicists Odilkhuja Parpiev, Sultan Suleimanov, and Rustam Azimov - the son of academician Sodiq Azimov, who dedicated his career to the creation of the heliological institute. Their voices became an important part of the study of the country's modernist heritage.Catherine Golovatyuk and Giacomo Cantoni (architecture studio GRACE) curated the pavilion.
"I thank the team that invested their strength, creativity, and love for Uzbekistan in this project. Thanks to you, our pavilion always generates great interest and attracts a large number of visitors.Powered by Froala Editor