The exhibition runs from October 19, 2024 to February 28, 2025 at Vila Mal (Bd. Vasile Pârvan 1-3, Timișoara)
Visits can be scheduled Wednesday-Saturday from 14:00 - 20:00.
To schedule a visit, please contact us at [email protected].
For groups of more than 5 people, the visit includes a detailed guided tour by the team.
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The exhibition concept
The exhibition's conceptIn the history of architecture, the cities of Rome and Las Vegas are radically contrasting with one another: while Rome, the former capital of the Roman Empire, is considered old, elegant and complex, Las Vegas, Sin City, is perceived as striking, vulgar and artificial. Nonetheless, both cities are historically and contemporarily situated at the intersection of power and games.
Through the series of photographs showcased in the exhibition, Iwan Baan was set to show not just Las Vegas, but also Rome at different scales. The aerial photographs are important, because they reveal how thin Las Vegas' facades are, in fact. A situation not so different from the Trevi Fountain in Rome: when you see it from up high, you realise that this, too, is just a layer attached to a much bigger building.
Iwan Baan (*1975) is a Dutch photographer based between Amsterdam and the U.S., known primarily for images that narrate the life and interactions that occur within architecture. With no formal training in architecture, Baan's photographs reflect the questions and perspectives of the everyday individuals who give meaning and context to the architecture and spaces that surround us. His artistic approach has given matters of architecture an approachable and accessible voice. In 2012, he received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for his work on the Torre David din Caracas, Venezuela, gaining him further international acclaim. Architects turn to Baan to give their work a sense of place and narrative within their environments. Baan’s first major retrospective of his globally renowned oeuvre will open at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany on October 21st, 2023.