All forms of life on Earth, from humans to animals, plants and fungi, are given an equal seat at the table in the Refuge for Resurgence installation by London studio Superflux.
On view as part of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which opens on 22 May, the project encompasses a dinner set-up for an imagined banquet.
A four-metre-long table has been carved from wild oak alongside 14 different stools and table settings that were customised for 12 different species of flora and fauna.
It was designed for a speculative, post-Anthropocene future, in which plants and wildlife have reclaimed our cities and mankind has learned to celebrate its dependence on other lifeforms.
The installation is centred around a wooden banquet table
"If we are going to navigate the predicament of the climate crisis with urgency, we will need to change our perspectives and mindset," Superflux co-founder Anab Jain told Dezeen. "If we don't consider ourselves in relation to the wider ecology we will continue to degrade the world on which we all depend," she continued.
"By extending an invitation to dine together with other species, the intention is to start to see other non-humans as equals, and to acknowledge the roles we all play in ensuring that our rich, complex, biodiverse planet continues to thrive."
14 species-specific table settings are laid out across the table
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