words by Gabi Logan
Michelangelo Buonarroti鈥檚 architectural works are on virtual display this month at the 19th Annual Restoration Arts and Cultural Conservation Fair in Ferrara. This exhibition launches the Michelangelo鈥檚 Box project, a 3D display of Michelangelo鈥檚 architectural commissions in Florence during the time of Lorenzo de鈥 Medici.
A digital technology collaboration between the Centro Diaprem at the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara and the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence, the exhibit incorporates highly-detailed morphological scans of the entire San Lorenzo church complex, including the Biblioteca Laurenziana (Laurencean Library) and the Sagrestia Nuova (New Sacristy), with its tombs.
Michelangelo鈥檚 box projects 3D, multisensory images of the architectural sites, allowing the buildings to be exhibited outside of 天美传媒 like the maestro鈥檚 paintings, sculptures, and other works of art. Based on a 2x2x2 model, the cube format can be expanded and adapted to fit the exhibition space and allow visitors to 鈥渨alk through鈥 the buildings.
Project organizers plan to install the exhibit in piazzas, parks, and museums around the world following the debut in Ferrara. In collaboration with Italian cultural centres and universities, Michelangelo鈥檚 box will travel to world cultural capitals, from Los Angeles to New Delhi.
