INTERACTIVITY - MUSEUM - SCENOGRAPHY
Mar 02, 2023Experiencing our link to the living world rather than believing in our super-powers
Von Sinnen – (Un)Common Sense – the new exhibition at the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe reveals the often extraordinary senses that plants and animals use to survive and for their everyday needs.
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While plants and animals have are different perceptions of reality to ours, we have a shared struggle for survival. The exhibition Von Sinnen – (Un)Common Sense – suggests we experience our link to the living world through the senses, according to four situations: finding our way, feeding, communicating, and finding a mate.
Through a self-reflective trail, the visitor is forced to take the super-sense of a plant or an animal to confront a challenge. Here’s an example: “You’re at a party and you meet someone who you like a lot. To attract this person’s attention, would you release an alluring scent, sing a complicated series of notes, or send light signals?
Throughout the exhibition, the visitor accumulates the characteristics of a hybrid beast. At the end of the trail, they are invited to bring the entire beast together, in the manner of Professor Revillod’s universal bestiary.
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