The 2008 event was about transforming public urban space into “hospitality sites.” Thirty sites were raised around the city. In the two weeks that they were open to the public, more the half a million visitors were exposed to unique urban installations.

The second Biennale, “Timing 2010,” is based on existing infrastructure and general urban municipal projects underway that involve lengthy periods of construction and disrupt daily urban life. The goal of the planners and artists participating in Timing 2010 is to transform these disruptive sites into opportunities for improvement, making the wait for the construction to be over more palatable.