SOUND BUBBLE

Exhibition Identity

Duration:
6 weeks
Mar-Apr 2024

Advisor:
Becca Leffell Koren
In this project, I took on the role of exhibition curator and selected works by the following international artists: Chozumaki by Nelo Akamatsu, Sound of Ice Melting by Paul Kos, Wishing You Well by Dorette Sturm, Inner Out by Nicola Giannini, and Cryoacoustic Orb by Jonathon Kirk and Lee Weisert. Each piece is an installation that foregrounds the sensory experiences of water, with emphases on touch and sound. I therefore used English and braille in this exhibition identity system. 

I began by designing a multiscriptual wordmark pictured above. I was fascinated by braille’s modular dot system and chose to interweave the corresponding English glyphs throughout it. The wordmark is designed to change form depending on the context, while always remaining in a similar grid-like structure.

I chose to render the title wall and posters in translucent acrylic to both allude to water and emphasize the exhibition’s understatement of visuals. The title wall features introductory text in both English and braille while keeping in mind braille formatting and ADA-compliant wall placement.

The promotional posters may stand alone or be viewed side-by-side to form a fully engraved image of Chozumaki by Nelo Akamatsu. The engraving is comprised of small dots, encouraging viewers to engage with the posters through touch.


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Last Updated: Dec 2024