Invasion and Immersion: Reconstructing the ‘Other World’ within an Exhibition Space
Invasion and Immersion: Reconstructing the ‘Other World’ within an Exhibition Space

Summary/Abstract: ‘DISguises. It is more, than reality’ was an exhibition that took place from November 2016 to February 2017 in St. Petersburg Museum of theater and music (Russia), in the framework of the ‘Dyaghilev P. S.’ Festival. Its purpose was to show the observer the connection between the traditional mummery culture and ritual practice with works of artists of avant-garde, performances of an underground and modern arts. One of the main goals of the exhibition was an attempt to immerse the visitor into the ‘otherworldly space’ with the purpose to transfer the emotional experience of a national carnival to the audience. The solution was the concept according to which the first three halls of the exhibition represented ethnographic space. Through the demonstration of masks, suits, photo and video content from the Russian Museum of Ethnography, characters of rituals and national holidays of the calendar cycle were presented.

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