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- location / year La Serena, 2021
- team limarí Carolina Roese, Felipe Grandón, Fabiola Martinez
- design / production Encaje
- graphic design DEO Estudio
- interactive EDUK Diseño
- photos Aryeh Kornfeld
- light sources installation Enrique Trejo, Raúl Osses, Felipe Osses
- instruments Colors, DGA, Erco, Fasa Fiba Otica, Iguzzini, Lamp, Lumenpulse, Lutron
- control system Home Control
- client Subdirección Nacional de Museos
awards
- 2021 Selection Ibero-American Biennial of Lighting Design Iluminet Awards - Iluminet
- 2021 Honorable Mentions in Visitor Experience & Museum Exhibition - LIT Lighting Design Awards
This museum preserves collections spanning from the Paleoindian period to the Diaguita culture. The museographic script proposes a narrative that values cultural diversity and the different ways of inhabiting the territory.
The lighting project aimed to create a bright and welcoming atmosphere, avoiding a cavern-like feeling, while highlighting the museum’s new visual identity. An integrated system was designed for display cases and open spaces, organizing the pieces hierarchically and creating dynamic scenes through six adjustable layers of light.
In the Diaguita space, a one-minute lighting cycle recreates the passage of a full day, with color temperature variations that bring hyperrealistic figures to life.
The combination of the different lighting systems offers a balanced and immersive experience that enhances materiality and allows visitors to connect with the depth of time and the identity of the territory.