The Jewel initiates the conversation by placing fossilized birds on a pedestal, with integrated lighting that presents them as beautiful, but troubled jewels. As visitors weave their way towards the entry hall of the pavilion, they are invited to move through a variety of multisensorial experiences of discovery and self-appropriation. The installation consists of eight boxes, spread across the plaza grounds of the Canada Pavilion in seemingly random fashion as a counter to the traditional linear grid of human development.Įach museum box, measuring 8’ x 8’x 8’, contains a precious object that embodies the beauty of dynamic life in suspension, complemented by multimedia interactions developed with artist Étienne Paquette. TRACES reinterprets that cycle by fossilizing the species to ensure that it is not forgotten," added Olga Karpova, architect and senior project lead at KANVA. "They are simply erased from memory, and our collective amnesia allows us to persist in their destruction. "Whether due to climate change, or oppressive human development, as landscapes fade away, so do the species that inhabit them," continued Bebawi. In order to capture and convey a message of urgency surrounding the issue of rapid habitat decline, KANVA came up with the idea of "fossilization of an inhabited landscape", where birds are suspended in motion in a fossilized form that preserves TRACES of their existence. The team studied multiple aspects of global warming and habitat degradation before embracing a visual that captured the very essence of their message – a rising murmur of birds, swirling across the sky in a massive, collective movement. In this regard, KANVA devised a concept that would be artistic and poetic, yet also touching and meaningful. "We wanted to create something that would emphasize the threats that climate change and global warming pose to those same landscapes, and more specifically, to the species that inhabit them."Īs the team highlighted, the project struck a chord with core values long embraced by KANVA, and the firm embarked on a mission to connect hearts, heads, and hands in pursuit of a brighter future that reinterprets relationships between inhabitants of the planet. "The concept for TRACES began with the location of the Canada Pavilion in the sustainability section of the Expo grounds, and with the main exhibition being inspired by Canadian landscapes and natural diversity," explained Rami Bebawi. The TRACES installation, produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), populates the Plaza grounds leading up to the pavilion Entry Hall and explores multiple aspects of global warming and habitat degradation in our planet. KANVA was commissioned by Global Affairs Canada to design a thought-provoking public installation that represents with both Canada’s participation at the Expo and Expo 2020 Dubai’s themes of Opportunity, Mobility, and Sustainability. Themed as "The Future In Mind", the Canadian Pavilion introduces an immersive journey through Canada's past, present and future, and creates a platform to be a symbol of collaboration driving a spirit of innovation. The aim of the exhibition is to emphasize "the current threats that climate change and global warming pose to those same landscapes, and more specifically, to the species that inhabit them," as KANVA partner and lead architect Rami Bebawi explained. Situated at Sustainability District, the pavilion has opened with an art exhibition, called TRACES, designed by Montreal-based firm KANVA. Inspired by the Canadian landscape and Middle Eastern architectural elements, the Canadian Pavilion, designed by Toronto-based architecture firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects, intends to connect the two cultures in one embodiment. The Canadian Pavilion has opened at Expo 2020 Dubai with a wooden lattice façade wrapping the structure in a circular layout.
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