Lighting Design Collaboration for Michelangelo Exhibition
Location: The British Museum, London
Lead Lighting Designer: Lucy Record (Record Lighting)
Objective: Collaborate on Stage 5 (Completion) of the lighting design for the Michelangelo: The Last Decades exhibition, focusing on creating a lighting scheme that enhances the storytelling of Michelangelo's later works, while ensuring the preservation and visibility of key exhibits.
Scope:
. Lighting Design Collaboration (Stage 5): Contributed to the finalisation of the lighting design, ensuring the lighting effectively highlighted Michelangelo's artistic evolution during his final years.
. Exhibit Highlighting: Designed and implemented lighting to focus on key paintings, sketches and manuscripts, ensuring their visual impact and historical importance were showcased while meting strict conservation requirements.
. Atmosphere and Immersion: Developed a lighting design that complemented the contemplative nature of Michelangelo's later works, using subtle, atmospheric lighting to create an immersive environment that echoed the themes of introspection and legacy.
. Technical Execution: Worked closely with the technical team to determine optimal lighting placement and intensity, ensuring consistent performance throughout the exhibition while adhering to preservation standards.
Outcome:
A meticulously executed lighting design that enhanced the visitor experience by emphasising the artistic and emotional depth of Michelangelo's later creations. The lighting scheme successfully , balanced aesthetic impact with object integrity, enriching the narrative of Michelangelo's final decades.
For more information about the exhibition, visit Michelangelo: The Last Decades
*Photograph credits: The British Museum
