As La Biennale di Venezia 2025 concludes, Cox Architecture celebrates the remarkable contribution of Andrew Parish, whose installation was featured in the opening display of the Australian Pavilion.
This year’s exhibition, HOME, marked a milestone as the first-ever Biennale pavilion curated entirely by a First Nations design team. The showcase, titled Living Belongings, explored themes of identity, connection, and belonging through a series of tactile and experiential artefacts.
The Installation
Andrew Parish’s work, Carved Through Experience, stood out as an interactive sculpture inspired by the movement and duality of water — a universal element that both sustains and transforms life. Through sight, sound, and touch, the piece invited visitors to reflect on their personal relationship with nature’s most vital force.
Artistic Reflection
“Water is everywhere, but we each experience it differently. I wanted this work to feel alive and open, so everyone could bring their own meaning to it,” Parish shared, underscoring the installation’s immersive and introspective intent.
Strategic Significance
By celebrating the diversity of experience and Indigenous perspectives, the Australian Pavilion at La Biennale 2025 reaffirmed Australia’s growing influence in global conversations on art, environment, and identity.
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