UTZON - HORISONT

In the exhibition, Horisont – An Opera House and a World of Difference, visitors follow in the footsteps of Jørn Utzon through a myriad of experiences provided by film installations and digital technology. The exhibition was opened in Aalborg in April, 2018, and reworked for presentation in Copenhagen and Sydney, Australia 2018, and Belgium and Switzerland in 2019.

The exhibition invites visitors to a close encounter with the way Jørn Utzon worked and observed the world. From a Scandinavian outset Utzon’s work gradually evolved into his famed and highly personal architectural language, based on ideas accumulated from foreign cultures throughout the world.The spatial concept of the exhibition is based on a doubled draped textile curtain onto which Jørn Utzon’s own 8-mm film footage and new films are projected. This is mixed with photographs, drawings and models, and other original gems from Utzon’s archives. When a visitor approaches a part of the exhibition sensors trigger lighting and content, creating an experience of discovery.

In collaboration with The Utzon Center exhibition team led by curator Line Nørskov Eriksen, we created an immersive experience exhibition mixing new media and old school storytelling based on the world famous Utzon Archive.