Le Génôme Voyage au Coeur du Vivant

Client

Client : UNIGE
Scientific team :
Prof. Jean-Dominique Vassali
UNIGE recteur
Prof. Stylianos E Antonarakis
Dr. Didier Raboud
Directeur de la communication UNIGE
Dr. Céline Brockmann
Chef du projet Génome UNIGE

Partners

Scenography: Atelier Confino
Sculpture technical director: Serge Gaume
Biomedical animation Drew Berry
Sound design: Patrick Abrial
Graphism: Agence Etienne Etienne
Luminous newspaper: Xavier Caron - Elco
Sculpture ADN: Prototec
Electronic sculpture ADN: Diversit
Projection 360°: Jan Hüwel, Coolux
DNA coding: Markus Abt vvvv.org

Scope of Work

Assymétrical 360° dome video projection
6m high moulded ppma transparent
luminous sculpture
Audiovisual design and their automated control
Lighting design with Jurgen Häcker
Technical management

Description

The exhibition is a deep dive in the heart of the cell nucleus. A dome of 14 meters in diameter extrapolates the nucleus. The dome is located on the island Rousseau right in the center of Geneva. Inside the dome, a 360 ° projection immerses the visitor in the fantastic world unique to each individual identity, the Genome. The DNA filaments gently swaying above heads, the double helix copy at the center of the hall in the form of a large light sculpture. The world premiere of an animated log paper shows item by item, all of this message which consists of 3.2 billion marks, GTCA. The scenography invites the visitor to a playful discovery of the genome, its essential role in the history of life and its importance in today and tomorrow’s medicine For the best perception of this exciting journey through the hearth of the living, major coding and sophisticated techniques have been developed and implemented

Key feature

World premiere display of the full genome sequence