Museum of Design Atlanta
Curating and producing the Atlanta based exhibition that examines the power of music to strengthen individual relationships and build community — and the role that design plays in making that happen.
Exhibition Design
Arts
An extension of our commitment to fostering new methods of community building and strengthening cultural ties – we authored, produced and curated this exhibition to examine how design & art deepen our relationship with music. Housed at Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) – the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of all things design, the exhibit centered on Atlanta and the city’s vast sphere of influence locally and globally, while highlighting 40 artists from Europe, Africa, Japan and across the United States. Featuring artists of many genres – from Afro-fusion and hip-hop to indie rock, nu metal, punk, electronica, rapper poet, house pop and soul – we included the work and interviews with Adama Jalloh, Charlotte Adigéry, Clipping, Peter Saville, Nep Sidhu, Daito Manabe, Spillage Village, Burna Boy, Clipping, Deftones, Jidenna, Shabazz Palaces, Spillage Village, Atlanta’s Legendary Dungeon Family and more.
Approach
Continuously keeping the museum visitor in mind, our goal was to inspire and to draw new connections of understanding. Through six primary categories – technology, timelessness, community, power, Atlanta and healing – viewers were able to explore how creative expression at the intersection of music and design can drive change across a variety of disciplines, including fine art, augmented reality, spatial audio, film video, animation, photography, fashion, zines, speculative design, choreography, happenings, performance and graphic design. The exhibition was focused on opening the eyes of the visitor to new and radical narratives that have the power to transform our ways of being, while celebrating how design can be key in sharing our stories and amplifying our power to make a difference in the world.