Young Designers '13

Diploma Project

Conflictorium – A Travelling Museum

Keywords

Conflict
Interaction
Art installation
Educational

Student

Farzan Dalal

fdalal21@gmail.com

Guide

Shilpa Das

shilpadas@nid.edu

Sponsor

Conflictorium Gool Lodge

Synopsis

The aim of this project was to create a travelling exhibition for display in various public and semi-public spaces in the state of Gujarat. The intention was to avoid the inertness and monumental aspect usually associated with museums, and replace it by engaging and involving the local youth.

The two exhibitions, ‘The Stone’ and ‘Undressing’ analysed human conditioning as a social imperative in today’s scenario of violent societies. The latter was a reactive installation. As its name suggests, the main objective of the installation was to help people ‘undress’ their inhibitions, hatred, prejudices and reticence. This interactive street art installation aimed to become a dialogue space where people voiced their opinions and exchanged thoughts.