The Exhibitions

• Opening soon

  Venice, Italy

  May 10–Nov 23, 2025

  

  Wireframe of Life is a pavilion by Swedish humanitarian nonprofit Better Shelter at the Venice Biennale of Architecture.

  Using local traditions passed down through generations and a mix of materials like bamboo, fabric, tarpaulin, and wood, people on the move construct their homes, often without any external support.

  The installation offers a closer look at Better Shelterʼs structures and explores the beauty of local craftsmanship.

  Wireframe of Life is designed in collaboration with architects Assaf Kimmel and Love di Marco, and includes the film A day in Tana River by artist and director Senay Berhe.

  Media

  250505: Göteborgsposten

  250407: Vanity Fair Italia

  Contributors

  Alcides Vides, seje artisan, Alessandra Messali, installation producer, Alexander Holmström, blacksmith, Alina Rydbeck, producer, Dr. Byrad Yyelland, Sociologist, anthropologist, Anthro-Tech Ateliers, Carl Fredrik Jannerfeldt, creative director, Rocket-Science, Chloé Tiziani, architect, Clinton Momanyi, weaver, Elvira Olsen, logistics manager, Esteban Gómez, designer and researcher, Eva Porcuna Ferrer, sustainability expert, George Mungai, stone mason assistant, Jackson Muthama, blacksmith/welder, Jhon Fredy Collazos, guadua artisan, Jitendra, bamboo worker, Dr. Johan Granberg, architect, Johan Karlsson, managing director, Better Shelter, John Boro, carpenter assistant, John Habu, project leader, Joseph Kamau, stone mason, Justus Kavaka, carpenter, Manuel Martinez Cuevas, mepa artisan, Märta Aretakis Terne, head of communications, Better Shelter, Mattias Jakobsson, art director, Rocket-Science, Max Movitz, blacksmith, Miguel Acebrón García de Eulate, architect, Milton Anderson Bedoya Alzate, bahareque constructor, Samuel Waweru, welder, Satish Kumar, manager of bamboo workshop, Shan Mohammad, bamboo worker, Subhash Singh, procurement, Techwood, installation construction, Dr. Tom Corsellis, architect and executive director, Shelter Centre, Vicky, bamboo worker, Yeimi Ruiz, Chin and junco artisan, Zoya Kidwai, manager of sustainable habitat

  Thanks to SEEDS, Habitat for Humanity Kenya and STS Global

  Where: Giardino delle Vergini

  When: May 10 to Nov 23

  With support from

  

• Past Exhibitions

  New York, US

  Sep 25–27, 2024

  

  Photos by Björn Wallander, Ali Haj Suleiman and Ci Demi.

  Where: Ideal Glass Studios, 9 West 8th Street, NYC

  When: 11 AM to 6 PM

  With support from