After six months of conversations, expositions and events taking visitors to explore projects from all around the world, the exhibition Time Space Existence closes its doors and says farewell to an interactive and unique edition, one that, despite the disconnection the world has experienced, has brought us even closer together.
In parallel, 63 side events were hosted throughout the year including the forum on sustainable cities and communities titled Shaping the City, and the 3rd Conference on Photography and Education titled Ethical shifts in photography organized by Blurring the Lines. Moreover, the European Cultural Centre strengthened its international collaborations hosting two Collateral Events of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia: the Young Talent Architecture Award (YTTA) organized by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, and the National Pakistan Pavilion titled “Mapping Festivities”.
Despite being launched a year later than originally planned, in the past six months Time Space Existence reached over 420.300 users on social media, nearly 150.750 viewers online, and was experienced in-person by approximately 300.200 visitors. Additionally, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of events and activities organized by ECC Italy were live-streamed on their social media channels, allowing architecture aficionados to connect from all over the world while also experiencing the exhibition through immersive virtual tours, available here. Time Space Existence was internationally covered by well-known media outlets such as Domus, World Architects, Wallpaper*, ArchDaily, and Architectural Digest.
Rachele De Stefano, Head of Architecture at ECC Italy, stated:
«As we all know, this exhibition was planned to open in 2020 and it had to be postponed to this year due to the global pandemic. It was thanks to all members of the ECC team and all participants who worked tirelessly during this exceptional year, that our exhibition achieved incredible results.»
On the occasion of the Closing Event, the ECC Italy will also present N-D Narrative Dimension, a 300 limited edition book by Urbanautica Institute supported by World Architects and with the special participation of professor Angelo Maggi from IUAV University, Venice. The publication collects the work of 22 international photographers and their take on architecture, represented from the classical portrait of buildings to more innovative approaches.
