The Pavilion of Turkey at the 2016 Venice Biennale will feature an exhibition titled Darzanà: Two Arsenals, One Vessel, which links the cultural heritage between the language and architecture of dockyards in Istanbul and Venice. Curated by a team of Turkish architects, the display will present ?a last vessel," that has been built using waste materials found at the Haliç dockyards in Istanbul, and transported to the Biennale. 

Darzanà Mockup. Image © IKSV

The Pavilion of Turkey at the 2016 Venice Biennale will feature an exhibition titled Darzanà: Two Arsenals, One Vessel, which links the cultural heritage between the language and architecture of dockyards in Istanbul and Venice. Curated by a team of Turkish architects, the display will present ?a last vessel," that has been built using waste materials found at the Haliç dockyards in Istanbul, and transported to the Biennale. 
Darzanà Mockup. Image © IKSV

While Venice and Istanbul have two vastly different cultures, at one point in history, their culture and commerce were deeply seeded in dockyards, which produced and launched ships. The term Darzanà is a hybrid word that roots itself in Mediterranean languages, which were historically used as a means of communication between sailors and merchants. For the purpose of this exhibition, these languages have been interpreted to define a common architectural language.

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