Illustrarium
The exhibition Illustrarium: Contemporary Lithuanian Children's Book Illustration presents 32 most outstanding illustrators of the recent decade and their works. Image of the open book is chosen. The image is interpreted and focused on aesthetic - semantic aspects: lightness, brightness, mystery and playfulness.
Functional links are not limited, homogeneous space is created. Two main zones are designed: social space and illustration space. The main subject of the space is 21 m long, 4 m high white exposition wall. Every illustration has its own niche with little doors in this wall to avoid a huge amount of colorful visual information. The visitor becomes the creator of the main exposition, he / she is not a passive observer. There are niches in the wall for certain books for more detailed information. Visitor can explore illustrators works sitting on white plywood cubes - in social space that is created by the grid of cubes. This grid makes an imaginary boundary of Lithuanian exposition space.
Proportion of playfull elements, visual and textual information stimulates interest in exhibited artworks.
Austė Kuliešiūtė, Miglė Nainytė, Processoffice
Small world inside enormous scale fair building is created. The world, where very object has it’s place and purpose and where every visitor can feel significant and great - because of the ability to to feel and comprehend all the information.
Considerable space (300 m2) is divided into three zones: exposition space, lounge/communicating zone and info point. By doing this, visitors of the different functional zones don’t interfere, they feel comfortable and safe.
Place for every single illustration is picked carefully at the exposition wall. Works are put next to each other considering shape, technique, colour and intensity.
Cilinder shaped bar is designed. There is a place for every single souvenir of the exposition is designed and made on the countertop oh the bar.
Every door of this wall has a printed name of the author on the outer side and information about the piece on the inner . This way every illustration has it’s own nominal door.
By opening and closing the door, a personal relation between the visitor and illustration is created. Exposition is interactive and dynamic - it changes with every visitors touch.
Clean, cosy and silent place before the opening. Light and shadows play on the same colour but different shape surfaces. Exposition is live even when there isn’t any visitor.
Sitting boxes are aligned to orderly grid. It looks like the exposition is resting. When visitors settle in, boxes come to life and move in different directions.