Taiwan's architect Chu Chih Kang exhibits his new creation titled 'Mountains Waters' at Venice Architecture Biennale as invited artist of 'Time Space Existence', the official Collateral Event of 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture. 

Alejandro Aravena, Curator of 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture and winner of Pritzker Architecture Prize, approves 'Time Space Existence' as the official Collateral Event featuring presentations from 6 continents at 3 venues in Venice: Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora, and Palazzo Rossini. 

Palazzo Bembo present creations by master architects including Peter Eisenman, Curt Fentress, Woha, and Studio Razavi. Staging his new creation 'Mountains Waters' at Palazzo Mora, Chu Chih Kang is sharing the venue with Denise Scott Brown, winner of 2016 AIA Gold Medal, among other international peers. 

Chu's design work 'Dong-Dong-Chiang' won If Design Award and Red Dot Award in 2008. In 2015, his design 'Fangsuo Bookstore in Chengdu' was heralded 'One of The World's Most Beautiful Bookstores' by Architectural Digest, winning global attention and a dozen or so iconic international design awards. 

Invited by Global Art Affair, organizer of Time Space Existence, Chu Chih Kang presents his new concept work 'Mountains ·Waters' addressing to Nature's transformation in a world of living beings and manmade creations. The design wins overwhelming support and praise from Global Art Affair and collaborating curators. Chu's new creation will make its debut in Venice on May 26th, 2016, along with the works of his international peers at 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture. 

''My creations have been nurtured by my study of fine arts and traditional Chinese painting during university years. From the confined space inside the Venetian heritage building, I attempted to offer a different perspective of an urban mirage. The organic landscape of mountains and waters represents the 'nature' created by humans, as the manmade extension also exhibits Nature's growth. Since human beings are part of organic Earth, so are our buildings. The perspective encourages conservation of primitive nature that we have been part of'' said Chu Chih Kang. 

During the exhibition, the bronze work will gradually reflect the natural impact of Venice's air, humidity, and sunlight. The exhibition opened to the public on Saturday, May 28, 2016 and can be visited till November 27th, 2016 at Palazzo Mora.

As part of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia, the Collateral Event Time Space Existence at Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora and Palazzo Rossini presents architects from 6 continents, brought together in an extraordinary combination. 

Chu Chih Kang and Ouyang Yingji

This exhibition documents current developments and thoughts in architecture, highlighting fundamental questions by discussing the philosophical concepts Time, Space and Existence. An international group of architects with different cultural backgrounds and who are in different stages of their careers, i.e. established architects next to architects whose works might be less known. What they have in common is their dedication to architecture in the broadest sense of their profession. 

The exhibition shows a large diversity of presentations (models, concepts, research results, dreams, hopes and ideas), combining classical architectural presentations with surprising artistic elements. Each location has a particular atmosphere. 

Chu Chih Kang prepares exhibition

By combining different architectural thoughts and approaches, this exhibition aims to enlarge our human awareness of our own personal existence as a human being within a specific space and time. 

All images courtesy of Chu Chih Kang Space Design

Chu Chih Kang founded Chu Chih-Kang Space Design in Kaohsiung in 2015. Chu’s dedicated study of traditional Chinese painting have shaped his unique perspective of space, while his designed objects reflect the Taiwan perspective. 

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