In Venice, sound becomes a vessel for memory, migration, and the unfinished story of a nation.
Curator Bana Kattan. Photo by Dahlia Dandashi. Image Courtesy of National Pavilion UAE
In Venice, where water carries every footstep into echo, the UAE Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia leans into the act of listening. Titled ‘Washwasha’, a word that translates from Arabic as “whispering,” the 2026 presentation, curated by Bana Kattan, proposes a subtle yet resonant shift in…