Possible Greenland
A project developing new visions for the future of Greenland. The results will be exhibited at the Danish Pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2012.

AUGUST 29 - NOVEMBER 25 2012
EXHIBITION VENUE: VENICE BIENNALE
GREENLAND IS A NEW FULCRUM OF THE WORLD
The current development in the Arctic region positions Greenland
as a new geopolitical fulcrum of the world. Greenland is also faced
with a paradigm shift, driven by a political development towards
independence, internal demographic challenges and dramatic climate
change. Possible Greenland is a cultural and business-oriented
knowledge and communication project latches on to a highly topical
agenda. It focuses on the challenges and opportunities that
Greenland faces as the ice melts, vast mineral resources become
accessible, and new industries and urban cultures emerge. Possible
Greenland focuses on the solutions that Greenlanders have realised
they need to develop, solutions that the global community and
business communities can help to bring to fruition; those who take
part also help to set the agenda.
'Possible Greenland is the first collaborative project of its kind
between Greenland and Denmark. Teams of architects, engineers,
urban planners and strategists raise essential strategic questions,
while creating positive, concrete scenarios to inspire and qualify
the debate on the future sustainable development of Greenland in a
global context. Taking into account the unique nature of
Greenland's history and culture, the teams - headed by curator
Minik Rosing, the internationally renowned Professor in Geology at
the University of Copenhagen, and co-curator NORD Architects
Copenhagen - have developed innovative and sustainable visions for
economic, social and cultural development in Greenland.
HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE CONTRIBUTE?
The aim of the Possible Greenland exhibition is to give the
audience - architects, urban planners, investors, politicians and
others - an insight into Greenland as having great political,
cultural and business value in a globalized context.
As we move from the Holocene to the Anthropocene geological era, the human effect on the Earth and its ecosystems have been recognised. It is the ambition of Possible Greenland to explore how architecture can contribute to the positive development of Greenland and of the Greenlandic society.
The exhibition provides a spectacular experience of 'Greenlandness' through images, film, models and artefacts. In a variety of sections, representing central perspectives, Possible Greenland explores the main challenges and opportunities that Greenland is facing.
Guided tour with the curators
Pictures
News from the Biennale
BLOGs from Venice
IFHP - The International Federation for Housing and Planning is blogging from the Venice Biennale. Read Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss' blog entry from the opening days:
Last updated Tuesday, November 20, 2012
