Before its presentation at the 2024 Venice Biennale, Luciana Lamothe’s work Ojalá se derrumben las puertas was developed and tested at full scale (1:1) in an industrial warehouse in Quilmes, Gran Buenos Aires. This space served as an experimentation laboratory, where the entire structure was assembled, allowing for resistance and balance tests that defined the work’s final configuration.

Although the installation was tested in Quilmes, it was not exported to Venice. Instead, the piece was entirely reconstructed in Italy using local materials, presenting specific challenges. One of the most significant was translating the properties of the wood used: in Argentina, guatambú was employed, while birch was selected in Venice, requiring adaptation to their different characteristics of flexibility and structural behavior.

The same team that worked for three months in Quilmes traveled to Venice to carry out the assembly there, this time in just one month. Their familiarity with the complexities of the work and its construction was key to executing the project with precision and within tight deadlines.

This process not only ensured the technical feasibility of the installation but also reinforced the concepts of collaboration, adaptability, and interdependence that underpin the work.