CANADA

The Canadian installation envisions a future where ancient biological processes and emerging technologies converge to imagine environments designed according to ecological ethics. Since the dawn of life on Earth, marine cyanobacteria (picoplankton) have played a key role in reducing atmospheric CO2 and creating an oxygen-rich environment. Andrea Shin Ling’s research, conducted at ETH Zurich, employs living cyanobacteria embedded in large-scale 3D-printed structures that, once transferred into the Pavilion spaces, become living organisms to be cared for. This fosters a symbiotic relationship between bio-organisms, architecture, and human presence.