The Argentine Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale will feature a site-specific installation titled "Monitor Yin Yang" by artist Matías Duville. Curated by Josefina Barcia, the work uses salt and charcoal to create an unstable, walkable landscape that explores the coexistence of opposing forces such as light and shadow, waste and energy. The installation includes a sound composition developed with Centolla Society and Alvise Vidolin, integrating real-time environmental data from Venice. Duville's project was selected from 69 proposals in an open competition organized by Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Secretariat of Culture, and the Argentine Investment and Trade Agency.
This presentation matters because it highlights how contemporary Argentine artists are engaging with global themes of ecology, technology, and perception through material-based practices. Duville's use of salt and charcoal—materials that evoke geological time and transformation—offers a meditation on landscape as both physical and mediated space. The pavilion's emphasis on process and site-specificity reflects a broader trend in biennial exhibitions toward immersive, multi-sensory installations that respond to their environment. The work also underscores Argentina's continued investment in cultural diplomacy and its presence at one of the world's most prestigious art events.