the Nordic pavilion at the Venice Biennale 26/8 - 21/11 2010.

18 Sept 2010

Rain gear improve-session

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The weather was terrible today. It was one big soggy shivery situation with Venice flooding in all directions. Per and Eline decided to make their own rain gear.

Lunch time

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The most photogenic office food to come out of our kitchen in the Nordic pavilion as of yet!

Office time

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Time well spent in the office.

17 Sept 2010

Opinions

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Mixed opinions, although generally happy ones!

XYMEMORY USB sticks

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The XYMEMORY USB sticks presented in a mini exhibition in the office.

Architect gangsta

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Screening of Ilja Karilampi's video "The Chief Architect of Gangsta Rap".

Picture posing

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A group of proud Scandinavians posing for photographs in front of Sverre Fehn's Nordic pavilion. At Work With visible in background.

16 Sept 2010

Speculation

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XYMEMORY USB stick production in the Nordic pavilion. Part III.

Production

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XYMEMORY USB stick production in the Nordic pavilion. Part II.

Raw material

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XYMEMORY USB stick production in the Nordic pavilion. Part I.

15 Sept 2010

Locking

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Per locking up the pavilion in the evening.

Horizontal donut

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Horizontalizing in the sitting donut with screening of XYM PDF publication images.

Submission

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Reading submissions for "Horizontal Life & Death".

14 Sept 2010

Fashion shoot

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Fashion shoot for some big Italian economy magazine in the Nordic pavilion today.

XYM in Venice

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XYM is is working on a PDF publication in the Nordic Pavilion. Day 1: Chaotic but good; collecting of all contributions and starting to structure material to work with for the publication. Tomorrow we will rearrange our brand new office, socialize more with the Biennale visitors and start a small XYMEMORY USB stick production factory. Weather today: Sunny and warm, 25º C.

12 Sept 2010

End

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At work with is cleaned up and ready for XYM.

Interns

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For the last day in the pavilion 0047 had two interns: Massimiliano & Christian from Berlin. Thank you both for your help.