We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Skevi Farazi about their original and creative Theatre Museum Exhibition design work. Skevi Farazi is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original theatre museum exhibition works.
Skevi Farazi ("SF") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work On Stage Theatre Museum Exhibition. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
SF : ‘On Stage’ is inspired from 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’, allowing the surprise and the unexpected to escalate as in a theatrical play.
SF : We were commissioned as a team -curator and architect- to set up anew the Cyprus Theatre museum.
SF : My love for theatre was the main drive to engage fully with this project.
SF : Our target is any member of the public that is interested either for theatre or Cyprus either for cultural, educational or touristic purposes.
SF : The different and unique ways of communicating the content to the users with various media and space interactive displays and the high quality of detailing.
SF : ‘On Stage’ refers to the act of performing and correlates with the design expression within the exhibition space
SF : The aesthetic balance between colour palette, materials and forms which results in an overall spatial balance.
SF : The design was developed from the beginning in collaboration with the museologist and in parallel with the curatorial approach and vision.
SF : 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.
SF : 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.
SF : I believe ‘On Stage’ is a unique design and a rare example for a theatre museum exhibition space.
SF : It was a great experience on exhibition detailing and a substantial knowledge on theatre procedures
