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\u2018Material Perception\u2019 Exhibition @ Venice Architecture Biennale 2025<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Cairns are markers on land \u2013 across cultures, across time, across languages. They mark pathways, points of arrival, peaks of mountains and hills, places of burial and commemoration, places of ritual.  For our exhibition at the 2025 Time Space Existence show \u2013 part of the Venice Architecture Biennale \u2013 we designed three markers and a wall installation as material artifacts that advance, in more sculptural ways, our ongoing work on material perception. These artifacts offer multiple readings beyond the narrative of being markers \u2013 they are also architectural models with prototypical design features we see in contemporary buildings today. Made from porcelain tiles provided by our material sponsor APE Grupo, these objects leverage ambiguous readings depending on the viewer\u2019s expectations and personal history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three floor objects and one wall installation are arranged in a small, domestic space of Palazzo Mora in Venice. A project is located on the wall opposite the wall installation. The floor objects are close in scale to a visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A \u2018Tor\u2019 is the result of centuries of erosion. \u2018Tors\u2019 mark the passage of time, of the incessant work of the natural elements. They mark vertical points in open landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cliffside rocks break down into \u2018Shards\u2019, break along cleavage points. Over time, moss grows on rock, softening its hardness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Bricole\u2019 mark the edge of navigable waterways, mark pathways through water. They absorb salt from the water and the air, recording the passage of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \u2018Circadian Transition\u2019 artifact applies principles from photobiology and neuroscience to create an architectural surface that stimulates the human circadian rhythm. As one moves from the left towards the right side of the artifact, the wall\u2019s spectral composition gradually transitions from blue-enriched (alerting) to blue-depleted (non-alerting) tones. Composed of a dual geometric arrangement of porcelain tiles resembling colored onyx, the installation transforms a static surface into a dynamic experience in which architectural form and function are intrinsically shaped by materiality and the observer\u2019s changing point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tor, Shard, Bricole: Design Martin Bechthold, Marina Sartori<\/a>; Technical Drawings and Coordination Juan Pablo Ugarte Urzua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Circadian Transition: Maroula Zacharias<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Material and Fabrication Sponsor: APE Grupo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Projection Design: Marina Sartori<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting Design: Marina Sartori<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supplementary Funding was provided by the Laboratory for Design Technologies Industry Advisor\u2019s Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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