The 2024 edition of Architecture at the Edge will include the presentation of ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil – Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023’. The project examines the relationship between the islands of Ireland and their natural environment and puts our islands’ diverse communities, culture, and experiences right at the centre of the discourse surrounding our shared future.

Curated by a team of five architects: Peter Carroll, Peter Cody, Elizabeth Hatz, Mary Laheen and Joseph Mackey; Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, In Search of Hy-Brasil, derives from an intense engagement with the islands of Ireland and is a direct provocation to all of us to reimagine the vast combined territory of land and ocean we call our home.

We are an island nation facing an uncertain future. The challenges of climate change, renewable energy, ethical food production and biodiversity must be met quickly, with purpose, renewing the lost equilibrium between ourselves and the natural world. In making this adjustment, our islands’ inventiveness in the face of adversity and creativity in response to having less provides us with the necessary tools and narratives to inspire more sustainable ways of living.

In bringing the installation to Solstice, the curators hope to share their project with an Irish audience, and through a related supporting programme of events, initiate a series of conversations around a shared vision for a more sustainable future.

A supporting programme of cultural events, Island Celebrations, takes place around the content of the installation. The programme takes the form of supporting exhibitions, film screenings, related talks, tours and symposia. More information on these events can be found via the Architecture at the Edge Instagram.

Exhibition Information:
The gallery is located on Market Street, Next to the Portershed a Dó.
Launch: Culture Night, Friday 20th September, from 6pm – till 8pm – All are welcome, no booking required

Exhibition opening hours:
Saturday 21st September – 6th October
Tuesday–Saturday 11am–6pm | Sunday-Monday 12noon–5pm

Entrance to the gallery is free of charge
Festival Printworks Gallery is wheelchair accessible

Photo by SteMurray