VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE TURKEY PAVILLION: GROUNDED: SINEM DİŞLİ

SINEM DIŞLI'S WORKS ARE FEATURED IN THE VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE.

The Türkiye Pavilion presents Grounded, a project inspired by the sensual and cyclical nature of soil – translating the earth’s inherent versatility into architectural expression. Curators Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfa invite visitors to reconsider their relationship with nature and to explore the richness and depth of the ground beneath our feet. 

Grounded approaches soil as a carrier of ecological and cultural memory, presenting it as an ecosystem that embodies natural intelligence and serves as a living archive and supportive model. The exhibition emphasises how this often-overlooked element provides crucial insights into past civilisations and ecological systems, and highlights the potential for coexistence with nature.

Blending innovative research and traditional soil construction, the project creates space for an interdisciplinary approach that fosters meaningful discussions, where life both above and below the soil is equally valued in a world where it is often overlooked despite being the most vital natural resource. Through the multi-sensory exhibition in which visitors will be able to feel, smell and engage with soil, the curators invite visitors to reflect upon the hidden consequences of industrial activity and unsustainable development, including but not limited to the erasure of cultural sites and biodiversity. By integrating tradition with technology, the project renews focus on climate change, livelihoods, and cyclical systems through architectural networks through not only a renewed spacial awareness, but also social, ecological and historical awareness.