Imagining The Future History of Sanitation
Curated by Arja Renell
Pavilion of Finland at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
20.5. - 26.11.2023
The exhibition critically reassessed sanitation infrastructure in the context of global freshwater shortages which have become a reality in Europe. Sanitation infrastructure is also connected with the possibility of restoring the nutrient cycle in food production.
As a low-density solution, the exhibition presented a contemporary dry toilet – huussi, which is still a typical solution to sanitation in remote locations and summer cottages in Finland.
By questioning the so far indisputable position of the current water-based sanitation system, the exhibition aims to inspire architects to start looking for alternative solutions, also at the urban scale, to better serve the world we inhabit today.
Links to exhibition videos:
The Future History of Sanitation
Commissioner: Archinfo
The Dry Collective: Antero Jokinen, Emmi Keskisarja, Barbara Motta, Arja Renell, Eero Renell , Janne Teräsvirta