Exhibition “ANTS”
The exhibition is an interactive story about ants in Latvia and around the world, and their diversity and interactions with different living organisms. It presents the results of the latest research on the relationship of ants to other hymenoptera and invites you to take a closer look at the peculiarities of the external anatomical structure of an ant.
Agency
SIA Agency Raugs
Practice Area
Client
The Latvian National Museum of Natural History
Industry
The Challenge
To create an interactive exhibition that tells the stories of ants across the world.
Project Vision
The design solution of the exhibition is based on three principles: exaggerated contrast and the feeling of big/small (allowing the visitor to feel how small the ant is, while also showing contrastingly large details – the visitor’s experience of being small in a big world), black and white pattern (the ant world is a collection of small parts, sometimes resembling moving patterns), internal organization, hierarchy, relationships (showing the visitor emotionally the family metaphor).
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The table of an ant family. In honored place on a golden chair, is a seat for the Queen Ant. On the wall – photos of relatives. (portraits of ant species)
Reinis Hofmanis
Design + Execution
Solutions for interior are organic rounded shapes (biophilia approach) and accents in gold (reference to the ant queen’s crown). The exhibition uses a variety of technologies (sensor audio, special lighting solutions, video, tactical games and various surprises for visitors.
Overview
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Entrance to the exhibition, in the centre – entrance to the anthill.
Reinis Hofmanis
What is it like to be in an anthill? It’s dark, there are ant children playing, there are ant secrets and some candy that ants have been stealing on people.
Reinis Hofmanis
“Playing game’s in the anthill – tactical engagement for all ages visitors.”
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The ant’s enemy – The Bear
Reinis Hofmanis
Project Details
Design Team
SIA Agency Raugs
Photo Credits
Reinis Hofmanis
Open Date
December 2023