PINBetween Two Worlds | NGV Gala 2018

Between Two Worlds | NGV Gala 2018

  • 400Art Patrons
  • 36Botanical Scuptures
  • 6Moving Lasers
"I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough." - M.C. Escher
"I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough." - M.C. Escher

NGV’s loved gallery spaces are almost unrecognisable as they are transformed into a series of spectacular dinning and party celebrations inspired by NGVs ground breaking Escher x Nendo Exhibition.
With a holistic approach to event design the Gala immerses its audience in a beguiling ephemeral design.

We wanted to acknowledge the art of Escher and Nendo’s visual response to it without creating new versions of the award winning exhibition design already created.
The Gala, dinner and party needed to become its own stand-alone design.

The Dining Room design linked the grandest visual gestures in each gallery with lasers scanning the room with mathematical precision.
Paintings were removed and rotating laser graphics took their place within the halls.

Escher’s curious objects are celebrated with rich beauty, order and chaos laid bare on our tablescape.
Luxurious monochromatic dining tables laden with settings of black, gold, silver and white and sparkled with cut crystal.
Seemingly neatly folded napery unraveled to reveal superscaled Escher prints.

Black architectural ‘Birds of Paradise’ contrasted giant black and white roses adorning each table and made visible with elegant LED beams that led to almost ceiling-high floral sculptures.

Collaborators:
Commissioned by NGV In-House Team
Lighting by NGV In House Team
Floral by Flowers Vasette
Catering by Restaurant Associates
Photography by Marcel Aucar and Gloss Creative