23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus

DaVinci was prominently used in the identity for this year’s edition of the Biennale of Sydney. From Base Design’s case study:

The Biennale of Sydney presents contemporary art from around the globe on the shores of Sydney Harbour, and the surrounding suburbs. As Australia’s most high-profile art event, it plays a vital role in Australia’s cultural engagement with the world.

The 23rd edition, titled rīvus (meaning ‘stream’ in Latin) and curated by José Roca, is imagined as a series of conceptual wetlands situated along waterways of the Gadigal (Sydney) and Burramattagal (Parramatta) peoples, spanning 5 venues and including 330 artworks from 89 participants. These imagined ecosystems are populated by artworks, experiments, activisms and research, which together follow the currents of meandering tributaries, expanding out into a delta of interrelated ideas.

Working with our friends at Zolo Press we created the visual identity, communications, signage, and supported in the production of a massive 572-page companion publication, all in deep collaboration with José and the Biennale team.

The rīvus identity which was inspired by the aqueous themes underpinning the program flows throughout mediums and venues, binding contributors and audiences together through language. This is made possible by the bespoke liquid typography developed in close collaboration with Biennale contributor Virgil Flores. Based on a printed garalde typeface, a surplus of ink fluidly connects characters, words and ideas. […]

DaVinci is supported by Atlas Grotesk.

See also the post about A Glossary of Water, a monumental publication that exists as a companion to the Biennale.