Manger ! L'exposition qui nourrit

Distinctions

Discipline : Interior Design

Categories : Culture, Sport & Leisure / Museum & Gallery : Gold certification

Manger ! L’exposition qui nourrit explores the link between well-being and food through an immersive and educational approach. Developped under the scientific direction of Bernard Lavallée, this exhibition is part of an eco-responsibility and universal accessibility initiative, incorporating the principles of frugal design and circular design.

This exhibition offers a multisensory experience where visitors interact with educational content via touch screens, sound and mechanical devices, and a specially designed video game to raise awareness of the challenges of sustainable food. Special attention has been paid to cultural diversity by showcasing the culinary traditions of different communities in the Montreal area, thus enhancing the inclusive scope of the project. 

Eco-design was at the heart of the creation process. The exhibition was designed with reused materials, including recovered corrugated polypropylene panels and reusable wooden easels. This circular approach minimized environmental impact while ensuring the necessary flexibility to allow the exhibition to travel throughout Quebec. An exhaustive assembly-disassembly guide was written. Furthermore, a simplified life cycle analysis was conducted to quantify the project's carbon footprint and guide material choice decisions.

In terms of accessibility and inclusiveness, the exhibition integrated the ADS+ approach, notably by representing women from diverse backgrounds through culinary narratives that reflect different cultural realities. The visitor experience was designed to be accessible to people with physical or cognitive limitations by prioritizing clear signage, adapted interactive devices, and a variety of content presentation formats. 

Of course, spatial arrangements were imagined with minimal wheelchair passages in mind, and physical interactives were positioned to be ergonomically experienced based on heights accessible to anyone.

From the beginning of the project, close collaboration with the client allowed key elements of the experience to be prioritized to optimize the budget. Thanks to our network of partners, we were able to anticipate and manage unforeseen issues related to the availability of subcontractors, thus ensuring the smoothness of the production process. 

The colorful illustrations and visual simplification of complex diagrams and systems by Simon L'Archeveque successfully attracted the youth audience and made scientific concepts more digestible. This exhibition, meant to be informative and not prescriptive, focusing on the pleasure of eating, was a success among school groups and families.

The project in images