Merhaba Stuttgart

50 years anniversary of the recruitment agreement between Germany and Turkey - 50 years German-Turkish town history of Stuttgart. For the special exhibition "Merhaba Stuttgart" at Linden-Museum Stuttgart iconas carried out the overall responsibility for creation, interior concept, planning, graphic design and realization.
Located in the centre of the exhibition a media station can be found. The visitor is led there by a floor to ceiling gaze, shaped as a spiral. Along the way topics such as departure, arrival, linguistic challenges, working environment, housing situation and leisure activities are illustrated with the help of personal stories, memories and artefacts.
Once the visitor has arrived at the heart of the exhibition he is invited to share his impressions respectively his own experience multimedia-based.
A great challenge layed in incorporating more than 100 interviews with citizens of Stuttgart with Turkish origin, conducted in cooperation with two local schools.
The exhibition at Linden-Museum Stuttgart ends on the 18th of December 2011.

Tasks: Creation, architectural concept, graphic design & realization