Ecuador Announces First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion

Ecuador announced it will participate in the Venice Biennale with its first-ever national pavilion, featuring artist Óscar Santillán and the Tawna Collective. According to Artnet News, the pavilion’s project will combine Amazonian ritual practices with emerging technologies. The announcement positions the debut as a milestone for Ecuador’s presence at the Biennale and emphasizes collaboration between contemporary art and Indigenous knowledge systems.

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