Modou Dieng Yacine & Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang: Bricks and Grids, curated by Miriam Bettin

In the context of the Venice Architecture Biennale, 193 Gallery is pleased to present Bricks and Grids, a duo exhibition showcasing works by Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang and Modou Dieng Yacine, curated by Miriam Bettin.

The architectural elements of bricks and grids can be interpreted as structures or patterns, both stylistically and metaphorically. This conceptual framework guides the exhibition, where formal language meets political narratives and diasporic experiences.

Modou Dieng Yacine, a multidisciplinary artist from Senegal, investigates the traces of Black history in Venice through photographic-based paintings that merge abstraction and figuration. His layered urban compositions reflect on memory, identity, and the visibility of marginalized communities within the city’s architecture.

Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang, of Guatemalan-Chinese descent, deconstructs systems of power and economy through sculptural weavings. Using dried fruits, food waste, and industrial materials, she creates hybrid structures that challenge conventional ideas of value, labor, and permanence.

Together, their practices offer portraits of transcontinental networks, communities, and kinships within the diaspora— inviting viewers to reconsider architecture not only as physical form, but also as metaphorical space for connection, resistance, and reimagining.