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WILDLIFE AND HUMANS / CONNECTED DISCONNECTED ?, A PERMANENT EXHIBITION EXPLORING OUR LINKS TO WILDLIFE. 

Ecomuseum zoo visitors often ignored its exhibition, making a beeline towards the animals. Merlicht met the challenge of changing this habit and to make visitors take interest in the messages conveyed in the exhibition by creating a design that grabs attention and stops visitors in their tracks.

They first cross path with a long list of animal names which visually translates the amazing diversity of the St. Lawrence Valley wildlife. The list is integrated into the floor, walls and ceiling of the exhibition hall, extending into the corridor of the welcome pavilion that leads to the zoo. Then an intriguing volume covered with greenery completely wins their attention (especially children’s), and they go in!

The complex links between humans and fauna are presented within the volume, a “jewel case for biodiversity” of sorts. On its inner walls, murals incorporating video monitors invite visitors to question themselves about four different themes. Round openings in the walls allow children to enter and exit the volume, and adults to peek in. Finally, three particularly moving and very large pictures of animals frame the case.

Merlicht also acted as a consultant for the design of the renovation of the reception areas of the Ecomuseum zoo, choosing the flooring and wall colors for the entrance, corridors and gift shop.

Turnkey Project :

• Project coordination
• Artistic direction
• Documentary and iconographic research
• Concept
• Script
• 2D 3D design
• Architectural guidelines for the zoo contractor
• Writing, editing and translation of texts
• Editing of the dynamic slideshows
• Programming
• Lighting, manufacturing and installation.