the scenography

A strong and upbeat monumental scenography
The function and mission of design are to make the world more pleasant.

The scenography of the Ressource(s) : présager demain and Le droit de rêver exhibitions, as well as FABécole has been entrusted to designer Joachim Jirou-Najou.

"As soon as I walked into Halles Barrouin sheds, a strong impression hit me. Situated between a station concourse and a cathedral, this monumental building needs us to look at it in a special way. My starting point for the scenography was to emphasise the power of this space to the visitor.

It’s a rare occurrence to have the chance to design a project with a hundred-metre perspective. I made use of this aspect by placing flat surfaces of colour rising up from the ground and hanging large coloured frames from the metal roof structure. These large frames articulate formally with this structure, as well as with the large glass façade. All of these elements which criss-cross vertically and give structure to the space, help the visitor to grasp the sheer enormity of the place.

The main exhibition, which is made up of nine sections has been, quite naturally, formalised on nine platforms which are spread around and break up the space, like the streets give a pattern to the city. I wanted the visitor to let themself be guided by their own gaze and not by a set visitor path, so that each person can appropriate their own discoveries by inventing their own route, just as there are endless ways of foreshadowing the future - présager demain."

Joachim Jirou-Najou