The Swedish exhibition, ?The Forests of Venice,? has been selected as a Collateral Event for the 2016 Venice Biennale. Initiated by Kjellander + Sjöberg and Folkhem; and curated by Jan Åman, the exhibit highlights wood as a sustainable material, while looking at "the interaction between nature and the man-made human habitat in order to respond to climate change and limited resources." 

Kjellander + Sjo?berg. Image Courtesy of Kjellander + Sjöberg

The Swedish exhibition, ?The Forests of Venice,? has been selected as a Collateral Event for the 2016 Venice Biennale. Initiated by Kjellander + Sjöberg and Folkhem; and curated by Jan Åman, the exhibit highlights wood as a sustainable material, while looking at "the interaction between nature and the man-made human habitat in order to respond to climate change and limited resources." 
Ca' d'Ombre - The Palace of Shadows by In Praise of Shadows. Image Courtesy of Kjellander + Sjöberg

The exhibit examines Venice?s success as a hybrid between city and nature. As a geographically exposed coastal city, Venice demonstrates a unique symbiosis with nature. In a time when climate change and rising sea levels threaten coastal cities worldwide, the strategies of Venice ? a city built on the foundations of ten million trees ? are a key resource for solutions.

25 Trees by Arrhov Frick. Image Courtesy of Kjellander + Sjöberg

?The Forests of Venice? will be site...