On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis by Skevi Farazi

On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis by Skevi Farazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

AesInterior· 2020

On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis

by Skevi Farazi

Client: THOC & Limassol Municipality

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis

In Scaena est exhibitio perpetua Musei Theatri Cypri. Exhibitio varios aspectus theatri per rationem experientialem explorat, ubi fines inter spectandum et agendum inter se contexuntur. Dispositio in tres partes explicatur, sicut actus fabulae. Historia est transitus qui vice cribri scientiae fungitur. Sectio Collaboratorum partes productionis ostendit quae spectatoribus plerumque ignotae sunt. Actio Scaenica est actus ultimus qui exitum revelat. Fenestra exhibitoria diagonalis centralis spatium dividit et visitatores dirigit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. On Stage Munus Theatri Exhibitionis Musealis necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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