Exhibition concept for an American indigenous peoples museum about salmon

Salmon Eyes (2025)

A projection-installation concept featuring a speculative animation on eco-cultural relationships between salmon and indigenous peoples of North America.

This project was a part of a Cooperation and Mediation module in Illustration Nonfiction at HSLU, where students were encouraged to use the collection and spaces of North American Native Museum (NONAM) in Zurich as a reference for interactive exhibit designs.

Animation Highlights:

Visualisation process:

Sketch selection from pitch presentation
Outtake from material tests
Placing blender sculptures into a SketchUp model of the museum
Final visualization – matte painting over photo collage

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