On 20 July 2021, the Humboldt Forum will open its portals. Holzer Kobler Architekturen is responsible for the entire structural corporate design of the Humboldt Forum, for the exhibition scenography of the ivory exhibition "Terrible Beauty: Elephant – Human – Ivory" and for the design of the Humboldt Academy.
In the foyer of the Humboldt Forum, the Kosmograf welcomes visitors with an eye catching display of art and information. Standing over 20m high, it is an aesthetic sculpture which embodies the aspiration and mission of the Humboldt Forum. The Kosmograf is a collaboration between Holzer Kobler Architekturen as designers of the sculpture and cutting-edge artist Ali Hossaini, who developed the brand and artistic concept.
Ivory – precious substance for cult, art and everyday objects, sign of luxury, status, greed and power, testimony of colonialism, exploitation and human cruelty. The multi-layered ways of looking at ivory characterise the design of the exhibition in a motivically intervowen course. The ivory exhibition runs from 20 Juli 2021 to 28 November 2021.
Client: Stiftung Humboldt Forum | Cooperations with zweikant architekturen / Gourdin & Müller / StudioGourdin | Graphic design 2xGoldstein, Light design LichtvisionDesign / Ali Hossaini
