Romania 2018 – RICHR

Title: “Mnemonics”
Commissioner: Attila Kim
Curator: Romeo Cuc
Exhibitiors: Romeo Cuc, Mihai Gheorghe, Irina Gudană, Roxana Pop, Raluca Sabău, Vlad Tomei

Mnemonics is the ancient technique of collecting memories. The ultimate challenge of architecture is the ability of a space to generate strong memories. In Romania the image of children playing outside the buildings is the universal icon of the

Both proposals for the Romanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (one for the Giardini and one for the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research (RICHR) in Cannaregio are the two components of the Mnemonics concept.
The exhibition at RICHR analyzes the dialougue between the metal bar which is often used by children to create a goal post when they play football, the merry-go-round as well as the swing and the public space between the apartment and the yard – the apartment building staircase hallway.