“The golden rule of our times is to adapt; one shouldn't fight against reality,” said Mathias Goeritz. More than sixty years later, TIEMPO CERO arrives at the Museo Experimental El Eco to prompt a reflection on the Anthropocene and tangential resistance. Based on Gabriela Carrillo’s curatorial proposal, the pavilion's open call targeted urgent futures in the face of time and the environmental crisis, alongside a playful dimension to reflect on “how we spend time” or “how time passes.”

The Venice Biennale appointed Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara (Grafton Architects) for the 16th International Architecture Exhibition. “Freespace” is the theme, resulting from a series of lectures previously referenced by both architects in publications, exhibitions, and biennales: Architecture and New Geography, Arena for Learning, The Physics of Culture, and Dialogue and Translation. For Farrell and McNamara, “Freespace,” as a compound word, means: