韩国在2027年威尼斯国际建筑展览（La Biennale di Venezia）中的参展项目将聚焦于全球人口变化背景下，该国所经历的“超收缩”状态，即人口加速减少与社会老龄化的阶段。该展览由韩国艺术委员会（ARKO）委托，策展人Janghwan Lee主导，建筑师Bae Yoonkyung、Kyo Suk Lee和Jaehyub Ko参与创作。策展项目命名为“Catabolism”（分解代谢），借用复杂分子分解为简单单元并释放能量的代谢过程这一概念。团队摒弃以扩张为核心的城市与建筑视角，利用该概念作为透镜，将城市收缩理解为现有关系的重构以及新用途和新生活方式的涌现。

The Korean contribution at the 2027 International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia will focus on the country's condition of hyper-shrinkage, the accelerated stage of population contraction and societal aging, within the context of global demographic change. Commissioned by the Arts Council Korea (ARKO) and led by curator Janghwan Lee , the exhibition will feature contributions by architects Bae Yoonkyung , Kyo Suk Lee and Jaehyub Ko . The curatorial project is named "Catabolism," after the metabolic process through which complex molecules break down into simpler units and release energy. Moving away from an expansion-focused view of cities and architecture, the team uses the concept as a lens to understand urban shrinkage as a reconfiguration of existing relationships and the emergence of new uses and ways of living.