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De roep van de O'o

Allard Pierson Museum

The Hawaiian Kauai Oo has died out. The sound of the last male of this species of bird calling in vain to attract a female was captured on tape. This recording is the base of the new exhibition at the Allard Pierson in "The call of the O’o: Nature under pressure". The main question addressed during this event is: How do humans relate to nature? Questioning the relationship between the people of western Europe and nature, from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, 

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Design studio Avenue&Plume was asked to design this new exhibition. I assisted them in their process and made the technical drawings. 

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*More interior pictures will follow soon*

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