Coinciding with the Biennale, the encounter between sculptor Park Eun Sun and architect Mario Botta gives shape to a dialogue between art and architecture, with marble and granite taking centre stage
From 8 May to 23 November 2025, the Contini Art Gallery in Venice hosts the exhibition Infinite Museum – Park | Botta, a project that brings together the monumental sculpture of Park Eun Sun and the iconic architecture of Mario Botta. The initiative celebrates the meeting of material and form, of art and construction, placing stone—in all its multifaceted expressions—at the heart of the experience.
The core of the exhibition is the Infinite Museum project, currently under construction in Sinan County, South Korea: a museum entirely dedicated to Park’s body of work, designed by Botta as a contemplative space where architecture and sculpture merge. On display in Venice are drawings, models, and preparatory works for the future museum, alongside a significant selection of recent pieces by the Korean sculptor, crafted primarily from Carrara marble and black granite, but also incorporating bronze, canvas, and precious stones.
Within this context, stone embodies pure geometric forms, interlocking in the manner characteristic of Park’s artistic practice. The material carries philosophical meaning, evoking abstract concepts such as time and balance through techniques of exceptional precision. Educated between Seoul and Carrara, Park has developed a unique synthesis of Eastern sensibility and Italian craftsmanship, continuing the journey he began with major exhibitions in Pietrasanta and Rome in 2024. The exhibition Infinite Museum – Park | Botta forms part of the 19th International Architecture Biennale and marks Park Eun Sun’s return to Venice, four years after his last solo show in the lagoon.
The event also benefits from the technical collaboration of Alias, a renowned Italian design company that has worked with Mario Botta since 1982. At the inauguration, held on 17 May, a catalogue was presented featuring an exclusive interview with the Swiss architect and a critical essay by Lorenza Baroncelli, Director of the Department of Contemporary Architecture and Design at MAXXI in Rome.
