Jamie Fobert Architects

This is the Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art at the Barbican Art gallery. The principle behind the idea of this exhibition design is the artworks are infiltrating the empty gallery and spread out in a pattern of networks reminiscent of computer boards and scientific diagrams.

Into the space arrived a mother board, a 4 meter high monolith in bright green acrylic. From this element copper strips emerged onto the floor creating thematic circuits. These physically mapped the curatorial process of the exhibition. A great interactive design to get visitors involved and links the whole museum together.

 

The use of plinths and cabinets create a sense of desire to treat the artworks as artifacts.

I like the way the whole design gives of the vibe that the exhibition has invaded the gallery with its own agenda.