With the industrialization of the 19th century, the world's population began a process of super-exponential growth that continues to this day. According to the UN, the global population will reach 8 billion people in 2022, but growth is now slowing. More pessimistic predictions are beginning to emerge about radical population declines in the 2060s or 2080s. What will happen if the population begins to decline as rapidly as it has grown so far? How will we survive the catastrophe? Architects Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley, along with designer Patricia Urquiola, propose a solution for a possible future with one of the first large installations on display at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, which opened its doors to journalists and professionals this Wednesday. For Colomina, Wigley, and Urquiola, who have collaborated with several scientists, the solution lies in acting like bacteria, due to their ability to spread rapidly and, at the same time, self-control. "It's a way for us to collaborate with each other and create a different future," says Colomina. "When bacteria group together into beautiful shapes, they do so because they don't have many resources, and perhaps humans, when we don't have many resources, can create something beautiful," says Wigley.