Today was the official public opening of the 55th Venice Biennale. I was in attendance as of the 27th, for various press previews. Here is a selection of works from the various country specific pavilions of the Giardini in no particular order. 
 
AI WEIWEI AT THE GERMAN PAVILION
(The main room of 4 rooms at the French Pavilion, Installation with three-legged stools)
ANRI SALA AT THE FRENCH PAVILION
(Ravel, Ravel, Unravel: Video and sound installation, in the German Pavilion)
KIM SOOJA AT THE KOREAN PAVILION
(Mirrored installation with reflective, prism inducing material on windows, pitch black room)
JESPER JUST AT THE DANISH PAVILION
(Interourses: Physically altered pavilion, video, and plants illuminated with purple, neon light)
BERLINDE DE BRUYCKERE AT THE BELGIAN PAVILION
(Kreupelhout-Cripplewood, 2012-2013, Installation)
 STEFANOS TSIVOPOULOS, THE GREEK PAVILION
(History Zero, Three-part video installation -photomontage by author)
MATHIAS POLEDNA, AUSTRIAN PAVILION
(Imitation of Life, a hand drawn animated film)
GILAD RATMAN, THE ISRAELI PAVILION
(The Workshop, 2013, Video installation with clay, sculpted heads)
SARAH SZE, THE AMERICAN PAVILION
(Triple Point, Installation, various materials)
PETRA FERIANCOVÁ, CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA PAVILION
(An Order of Things, Installation, various materials)
 WILFREDO DIAZ VALDEZ, THE URUGUAY PAVILION
Time (Time) Time, Sculptural installation with found wood

All photographs by Katy Hamer, 2013.

More soon!
xo