Nichts. Riens. Nothing.

Background

The exhibition project “Nichts. Riens. Nothing” takes on nothing. Objects, stories, films, illusionary spaces, waiting rooms, and moments of surprise are association with this term by integrating everyday observations and situations into the exhibition space. As part of a broad-based research for the exhibition, the exhibits were compiled during a series of workshops and subsequently distributed across the 6 areas of the exhibition: 1_A lot of Nothing. 2_The Waiting Room. 3_ Nothing for You. 4_ All this Nothing. 5_ Constructing Nothing. 6_ Cinema Stage.

A particular challenge for gewerkdesign was to conceive and implement nothing graphically and spatially. The exhibition architecture is not visible at first glance. It aligns with the framework of the museum, supplementing it with additional windows, pillars, and doors. A so-called trilingual transponder invisibly and magically guides the visitors through the exhibition set, leading to a show of actors staging bizarre encounters. Nothing more.

Furthermore, the exhibition is designed to be sustainable. Its individual elements were economically produced, minimising the overall consumption of resources. Wall panelling, old wine crates, cardboard tubes were recycled from previous exhibitions. The graphics were mainly printed on paper in order to minimise the use of plastic and composite materials.

Portfolio /Range of Services: Workshop conception and content, exhibition design and exhibition architecture, exhibition and media graphics, communication design, production monitoring