IDEA OF EMPTINESS

When researching different stolen artworks and the consequences of their displacement, the void, both physically and inside the community's culture, that is left behind felt particularly significant to us. We want to look at this loss with our project: the empty space left behind.

To visualize this emptiness, we have decided to create a VR museum experience, where we will exhibit illustrations of the previously mentioned empty spaces. We have chosen this format, as it offers the opportunity to not only show the original sites, but also include the story surrounding the art piece in a visual manner.

These illustrations will be accompanied by museum labels giving information about the art piece itself, the artist, its origins, who stole it and where it is now. We want to give the needed context to show each artwork’s significance to its original community and the impact of the violence that was inflicted upon this community.

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