1:1 · exhibition
Habeas Corpus: may you have a body to exhibit
The body in the collection: warm rooms, low plinths and suspended sculpture.
Built exhibition, 2010.
The exhibition design uses warm-coloured walls and timber floors to unify pieces from different periods on two levels of the museum. Sculptures sit on low plinths or are suspended, so visitors circle them at body height; spot lighting defines each piece against neutral walls.
◆ Art Unit and other collections of the Banco de la República
- status
- built
- style
- exhibition design
- place
- Museo de Arte del Banco de la República, Bogotá
- year
- 2010
- authorship
- t1x1
animated isometric: existing room, exploded furniture, assembled exhibition
The installation combines plinths, walls and suspension to accommodate different presentations of the body. The exploded view identifies these supports without confusing them with the artworks they hold.
Narrative · installation · experience
The project, chapter by chapter.
The represented body transforms the distance between artwork and visitor.
01
The body occupies the room
Low plinths let artworks share the room’s visual field. The central sculpture does not rely on a backing wall and can be approached from more than one direction.
central sculpture in the room
02
Bases, walls and suspension
The installation combines plinths, walls and suspension to accommodate different presentations of the body. The exploded view identifies these supports without confusing them with the artworks they hold.
animated isometric: existing room, exploded furniture, assembled exhibition
suspended sculpture
busts on plinths
03
Moving between works
Plan and section describe intervals between artworks and differences in height. The route becomes a sequence of approaches, leaving room to observe pieces from distinct positions within the exhibition.
Plan 1 · installation and route
Red lines link exhibits and viewing areas. Numbering distinguishes the two archived plans without assigning undocumented elevations.
Plan 2 · installation and route
Red lines link exhibits and viewing areas. Numbering distinguishes the two archived plans without assigning undocumented elevations.
Section 1 · space and connection
The section relates installation, room height and connections between levels. It is shown in full, separately from the sheet’s second view.
Section 2 · exhibition continuity
The second section shows continuity of display supports and viewing spaces. The drawing retains the archive information.
04
The scale of the object
The colonial piece and large painting introduce different viewing scales. Coloured walls gather series together and change the background against which visitors perceive the exhibited artworks.
colonial piece and large painting
coloured wall with a painting series
05
The title opens the route
Title and introductory walls establish the subject before direct encounters with artworks. They form a reading transition that prepares entry into the space occupied by bodies and representations.
title wall
introduction wall
Project archive
- low plinths in a free route ↗
- central sculpture in the room ↗
- animated isometric: existing room, exploded furniture, assembled exhibition ↗
- suspended sculpture ↗
- busts on plinths ↗
- Plan 1 · installation and route ↗
- Plan 2 · installation and route ↗
- Complete archived sheet ↗
- Section 1 · space and connection ↗
- Section 2 · exhibition continuity ↗
- Complete archived sheet ↗
- colonial piece and large painting ↗
- coloured wall with a painting series ↗
- title wall ↗
- introduction wall ↗