SONNETS IN BABYLON

Presented on a hundred panes of overlapping glass with drawings etched into them, Sonnets in Babylon was presented at the Venice Pavilion for the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale.

The sepia-toned glass one-meter tall tinted glass panels curving around the pavilion was complemented by a 9-minute looping evocative soundtrack by the composer Caleb Townsend.

Simultaneously ambiguous and explosive, the images are a timeless examination of the dynamic between ideas and images that evoke primitive dwellings, cities of the future, and even human anatomy. One underlying theme to ponder under the singular glass-celled chandelier designed by the Libeskinds for the Czech glass company Lasvit, is the question: is architecture an enduring art form or destined to be replaced by technology?

Finally, at the entrance to the Venice Pavilion, the Libeskinds designed a huge, slanting cross-shaped sculpture, clad in Dekton ceramic by the Spanish company Cosentino.