Virgin Garden
An Exploration of the Resilience of Public Space

Section Curator: Dario Pedrabissi
CRISPR-Locus by Pongratz Perbellini Architects Maria R. Perbellini Christian R. Pongratz with Dustin White Dario Pedrabissi and the collaboration of Mille997 and other companies: Bringing together stone and nature in a lively and dynamic narrative to inscribe an open public space, the “CRISPR” installation transforms spatial resonances into a stage for social encounters, an emotional vantage point for observing the beauty and power of water, still hidden by walls and the vast complex of buildings. It is a sensory immersion in pre-adaptation as a reflection on the passage of time and the uniqueness of an inspiring place that has gone through a history of transformations: the Arsenale, one of Venice’s landmarks. The traits of “CRISPR” are revealed by its sometimes latent rules and principles that, when written in computational form, engender nonlinear geometries, functions and relationships that are interchangeable and unadaptable.