2018年，德国将迎来德意志统一28周年，恰好将德国一分为二成“东德”和“西德”的境内边界墙——建于1961年并于1989年推翻，也是历经了28年。考虑到此，德国政府决定2018年威尼斯建筑双年展德国展馆的主题为“拆毁的墙（Unbuilding Walls）”。由 Marianne Birthler 组织、 GRAFT 发展，该展览旨在“回应当下时兴的关于国家、贸易保护以及分裂的争议话题”。
“当整个世界联系越来越紧密，却建起越来越多的墙来阻隔人与人的联系。墙可以代表分裂、权力和排斥，但也意味着保护。”
根据委员们描述，展览将专注于“把分裂的影响以及愈合的过程展现为一个动态的空间表达”。他们还提到，“展览将会特别关注那些处理了分裂和整合关系的城市规划和建筑设计的优秀案例。德国境内边界墙，它的存在意味着东西德对话的失败，它的推翻则代表着战胜分裂。无论如何，这都将会作为一个起点和背景”。
翻译：杜慧婷
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