Sneakers:<br>Eco x Ego

Peppered throughout with paradoxes of social history, sports footwear is a subject that helps make better sense of instances where society’s idea of healthy lifestyle is shaped by the commodity market. Design of the exhibition features unusual elements and their combinations. The spaces are defined by curtains that form a backdrop for the exhibits, which seem to be levitating in front of its folds. Light and transparent metal mesh in a fluorescent colour dematerialises the construction consolidating the content of the exhibition and facilitating the conversation between the objects.

The configuration of the space is defined by the curtains that frame the exhibits, which in turn seem to levitate in front of them. A large part of the exhibited objects are placed on a visually light and transparent structure of metal mesh. Its bright color dematerializes the structure and visually pulls together the content of the exhibition.

When creating the design of the exhibition, we thought about how to reduce the amount of material used, and what future use certain elements of the exhibition could have. For example, the separate pieces of the curtain structures can be fastened together in a single oval structure, which can also be used outdoors. Curtains and other items can be attached to it, for example, when creating a new display.

• Curated by Elīna Sproģe, Kristīne Liniņa, Kaspars Vanags

• 30/12/2022 - 30/04/2023, Pauls Stradiņš Medicine History Museum

• Photos: Liene Jākobsone, Mikus Kļaviņš, Viesturs Radovičs