MONO NO AWARE
MY ROLE- SPATIAL DESIGN & CURATOR
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The spatial design in the exhibition Mono No Aware was a part of my thesis project that explored philosophical and architectural aspects of Atmospheres and their affective impact on our perception of space. My aim with the exhibition was to rise questions such as: What is the designers role in staging an atmosphere? When the intention is to create an emotional experience, is it reasonable to only consider physical materials? My aim was to explore the relation between objective and subjective information and confront design choices with individual experiences in an attempt to provide alternative views on how interior architecture can be designed and function in the future, with a more profound connection to our emotions and sensorial bodies.
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EXHIBITION
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Four students from HDK-Valand shows their exam projects in a temporary immersive exhibition that in a poetic way explored slow design, sensorial architecture and circular design processes
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Mono No Aware is a Japanese term that translates as “an empathy toward things” or “sensitivity to ephemera”. The spatial concept draws inspiration from Japanese Zen Gardens, a place associated with emotional calmness and rest for the mind, needs that are increasing in our stressful and consumption driven lives.
Sound, smells and tactility are used as important elements in the spatial design that explores the designers role in making affective atmospheres and examines both immaterial and physical aspects of our perception of space.
Through material research, sculptures and furnitures, created out of food waste and material from the human body, the exhibition shows how we humans are a part of nature and lives in a complex symbioses with the world around us.
Spatial Design & Curator | Petra Högström
Sculpturs & Material research | Emeli Höcks
Material Research | Carolina Härdh
Sound design | John Wattström
Location | Templet
Date | 210419 - 210502