Overview
March 2025
Figma, interaction design, wireframing, mobile and web design
I chose the Venice Biennale as my focus for a project on creating immersive experiences. I created a series of physical and digital touch points to not only help visitors not only navigate the exhibition but also connect with the artwork and fellow visitors throughout the course of their visit.
Process
Problem Statement
Create digital and physical items that facilitate connection between the guest and the museum, other guests, and an artifact.
Background
The theme of the 2024 Biennale, “Foreigners Everywhere,” effectively
describes the challenge of creating connections among visitors who
come from all over the world.
Some of the barriers to connection at the Venice Biennale include:
Language barriers
Limited time to engage with artwork, busy schedules
Ephemeral artworks, time and site specific
While a handful of individual countries’ exhibitions attempt to create international connections (Seychelles invited visitors to add a strand of
thread to a collaborative piece that was color coded to their nationality),
there aren’t many opportunities for guests to connect outside of the
exhibition spaces.
"Nesting" by Juliette Zelime in the Seychelles Pavilion
There is currently no app for the Venice Biennale. The exhibition sprawls across the city with, a huge amount of events at the main Biennale sites (Giardini and Arsenale), as well as collateral events all around Venice. An app could be very helpful for visitors, not only for navigation and information, but also as a way to connect with others and make the most of their experience.
I was able to attend the 2024 Venice Biennale through a study abroad program with the Miami Art History Department. It was a very meaningful experience for
me, and I challenged myself to think about how it could have been enhanced with an app.
Outside the US Pavilion in the Giardini
Concepts
Deliverables
"A designer tries to make an object as naturally as a tree puts forth a leaf." BRUNO MUNARI