WURUS* WHAT THE EARTH PROVIDES US WITH... // SENEGAL NATIONAL PAVILION
May 9 - November 22, 2026

WURUS* What the Earth provides us with... - Senegal National Pavilion at the 61. Art Biennale
Commissioner: Oumar Sall
Curator: Massamba Mbaye
Artist: Caroline Gueye
Open Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Mondays | Free admittance
May – Sept: 11 am - 7 pm
Oct – Nov: 10 am - 6 pm
Palazzo Navagero, Riva degli Schiavoni 4147 - Google maps link
Website: carolinegueye.com
Gold was forged in the violent collisions of neutron stars long before the Earth existed. Since then, this rare material has shaped economies, empires and imaginations, becoming one of the most enduring symbols of value.
In a world increasingly structured by immaterial forms of value—data, images and attention—the meaning of gold begins to shift.
Wurus approaches gold not as an object to display, but as a question: how does value become perceptible?
Through a spatial experience shaped by movement and changing viewpoints, the exhibition invites visitors to reconsider the conditions through which value appears.
Courtesy of the artist



