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The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Here, gestures old and new—placing a candle in the window, installing a fire alarm—are presented side by side, revealing the continuous thread between ancestral rituals and modern safety protocols
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
A bottle sealed into the wall, containing workers’ signatures and a newspaper—part of a long-standing tradition of leaving a trace inside the building for posterity, a practice still observed today
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
The exhibition at the Polish Pavilion reflects on the continuity between ancient rituals and contemporary safety practices—where lighting a blessed beeswax candle and framing a fire extinguisher are gestures driven by the same human need for protection
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Instructional graphics by Maciej Siuda illustrating how to use a fire extinguisher—functional drawings integrated into the installation as part of a reflection on safety and everyday ritual
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Graphics by Maciej Siuda
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
A real fuse from the Pavilion’s electrical system—usually concealed—deliberately exposed and framed within the exhibition, transforming a regulatory safety element into an integral part of the installation
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
The actual bolt used to lock the main entrance to the Polish Pavilion in the Giardini, here framed and displayed at the threshold of the exhibition—a gesture that turns a functional element into a symbol of security
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
A found horseshoe, hung in a ‘U’ shape to keep luck from spilling out—presented here as part of an open-ended dialogue, without judgment, between ritual gestures, living myths, safety regulations, and emotional needs
Photo credit:
Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
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Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Barker Architecture Office
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
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Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
Photo credit:
Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
Photo credit:
Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
Photo credit:
Gieves Anderson
Adelphi Townhouse
Barker Architecture Office
Photo credit:
Gieves Anderson
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