On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística by Skevi Farazi

On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística by Skevi Farazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Espacios Interiores y Exposiciones Competition Category.

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On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística

by Skevi Farazi

Client: THOC & Limassol Municipality

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística

On Stage es la exposición permanente del Museo del Teatro de Chipre. La exposición explora diferentes aspectos del teatro mediante un enfoque experiencial, donde los límites entre contemplar y actuar se entrelazan. La distribución se despliega en tres partes, como los actos de una obra. La Historia es un pasaje que actúa como filtro de conocimiento. La sección de los Colaboradores muestra las partes de una producción que suelen ser desconocidas para el público. La Representación es el acto final y revela el resultado. Una vitrina diagonal central divide el espacio y guía a los visitantes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. On Stage Diseño de Exposición Museística satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: 'On Stage' is the permanent exhibition of the Cyprus Theatre Museum. It aims to explore the different aspects of theatre in an experiential approach where boundaries of spectating and acting are intertwined. The exhibition unfolds in three parts: The History, a passage that acts as a filter of knowledge. The Contributors which showcases all aspects of the production which usually are unknown to the spectator. The Performance which as a final act reveals the final outcome.
Tags: theatre, museum, exhibition, interior, design, showcase, stage, contributors, space, curation
Production Technology: A central diagonal showcase splits the space in 3 sections and directs the visitors through wide and narrow paths, in a flow of pauses and transitions from one section to the other. It opens only to the final part and prevents thus the visual connection between the different sections.
The entrance to the museum creates a play of knowledge through the reflections of mirrors, where the spectator, the graphics and displays dissolve their actual barriers in space and time.
Design Challenge: The various materials of the existing space, such as natural stone on walls, timber roof, metal and concrete structures and big luminous windows needed to be approached with respect but on the same time without overshadowing the actual presentation of the exhibition items which demanded a dark space to allow them as such to be highlighted.
The aesthetic balance between the exhibition design and the actual display object which by itself is ‘flamboyant’ was constantly tested.
Research: An elaborate research was done on precedent examples, the new trends of museology and the ways of communicating the information with different media. Various display systems, materials and colour palettes were explored so that all items could be displayed in a balanced design.
The design was inextricably linked with the museological approach and developed in parallel with the exhibition material research until the final selection.
Inspiration: Having as a reference the magic one experiences when watching a theatrical performance, the design aims to create a narrative space which evolves gradually as a 'theatrical plot’ in different ‘acts’.
The transition from one section to the other is visually distinct allowing the surprise and the unexpected to escalate as in a theatrical play. Being on stage, backstage or in a dressing room were the main references for visual representations and interactive displays.
Project Duration: 2010-2012
Limassol - Cyprus
Team Members: Designer: Skevi Farazi
Museologist: Sofia Antoniadou
Graphic Designer: Marika Ioannou
Audiovisual: Nicoleta Kalatha
Lighting Design: Dakis Sevastides
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #2: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #3: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #4: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #5: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012