Homo Faber, "The Journey of Life"

Artistic direction by Luca Guadagnino and Nicolò Rosmarini. Curated by Michelangelo Foundation. Scenography by Atelier LUM.

4,000 m² · 800 objects · 400 artisans from 70 countries

4,000 m² of scenography, 800 objects by 400 artisans from 70 countries, unfolding as a contemplative passage through life's stages, from Birth to Afterlife.

Scenography by Atelier LUM, at San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Set-up and display concept for the Michelangelo Foundation: furniture layout, showcase layout, dispatch of the objects, technical documents for the artworks set-up, and on-site set-up.

Role and scope

Set-up and display concept development
Furniture layout and objects dispatch
Showcases layout
Technical documents for artworks set-up
On-site set-up

View along the pink hall with the central display table and colourful rug, Homo Faber 2024, Venice.

Golden stepped display and a dark sculptural installation, Homo Faber 2024.

Gilded wooden structure framing the view into a gallery, Homo Faber 2024, Venice.

Glass and crystal vessels displayed on a long table against a red wall, Homo Faber 2024.

Corridor of pale arched frames and display cases, Homo Faber 2024, Venice.

Pink-draped hall with a large central table of objects beneath a Veronese painting, Homo Faber 2024, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.