The Universality of Family Photographs
Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019
Client: The Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation
Curator: Michele Bambling
Organization: Lest We Forget, Abu Dhabi
Lest We Forget: Safiya Al Maskari, Esraa Al Kamali, Sarah Al Hosani, Ayah Al Heera, Nasser Alzayani
Artist: Maria Jose Rodriguez Escolar
Contractor: Projex Dubai
Surface:150sm
This small exhibition design (150sm) is made carving out three rooms from an ideal block (height: 3,7m). The achieved emptyness is organised in a way to create a sequence, corresponding to the thematic structure as thought by the curator. The “Universality of Family Photographs” is based on a series of juxtapositions between a photo and a painting. Each confrontation is nested in a corner alcove.
The orthogonal layout is designed to enhance juxtaposition’s effect. Content includes a set of heterogeneous objects and media. The two core podiums/tables allow to host three-dimensional artworks or books.
