Exhibition-For the Love of God-Damien Hirst

“For the love of God”

by Damien Hirst

Exhibition Project Florence Design Academy | Interior Design Master’s Program Nilufar Pulatova | Jacqueline Tamm | Isabel Nilsson

“For the love of God” “For the love of God” is a sculpture by artist Damien Hirst produced in 2007. It is made of: • • •

human skull of a European living between 1720 and 1810 bought in a shop in Islington casted in platinum 8,601 flawless diamonds a pear-shaped pink diamond located in the forehead (known as the Skull Star Diamond)

The sculpture cost £14 million to produce, sold for £50 million to an anonymous consortium. The price was paid in full, in cash, no paper trail. The consortium includes Hirst himself.

The work's title was inspired by Hirst's mother, who once asked, "For the love of God, what are you going to do next?”

The inspiration came from Aztec Mask seen in Museum.

British

Source: wikipidia

Design Concept

Design concept and inspiration Concept revolves around an idea of an insatiable greed, overindulgence and walking over bodies for material enrichment, consciously ignoring the human life cost that stands behind the wealth.

Inspiration came from dictators, oil magnates and oligarchs as well as certain pharmaceutical companies, food companies, medical practitioners, banking institutions, religious organizations and others for whom material wealth at the cost of ethics tops the list of values.

Towers of skulls built by Tamerlane (9 April 1336 – 18 February 1405) to keep people in a constant state of fear and to prevent rebellions

Alexander the Great and his final 3 wishes

Zoning

Original sketches

Entrance and Life or death tunnels Sound: party music. Two tunnels – Life and Death – open up at the entrance and visitors are given a choice of Life or Death. In reality, both tunnels have the same same opulent overly luxurious feeling. There will be a sheer separation between life and death tunnels just to create an illusion of something different going on in a different tunnel.

“Waking up to reality” zone

Sounds: equipment working, people shouting, babies crying, gun shots, etc. A small transitional zone with digital black and white images flashing on the walls of workers working at assembly lines, children crying, guns, etc.

“Reality” zone Sound: church music Visual aspect: - tower of skulls, small puddles of blood on the pavement - On the walls images of “civilized” crimes committed at the cost of damaging others. Images are framed in rich looking golden and diamond frames.

Genetically modified cow

Obesity as a result of GMO food

“For the love of God” room Sound: silence. Dark room with the diamond skull. The theme of the room revolves around the idea of the material wealth gained during the life is lost at the moment of death.

On the wall opposite of the skull wall, a writing (digitized with light): ”…my final wish is, as you carry my body to my grave, to put my hands outside the coffin to let people understand that I came to this world in empty hands and I will leave this world also in empty hands.”

The Three Final Wishes of Alexander the Great

Exit area Exit area from the exhibition will have some information about the artist and the sculpture on display.

Floorplan & Sections

Floor plan

Waking up to reality zone

Life  Tunnel Â

Death Tunnel

Entrance

Skull room

Exit

Reality zone

Section A

Entrance

Life tunnel

Waking up to reality zone

Reality zone

Section B

Reality zone

Skull room

Exit

Section C

Exit from “Waking up from reality” zone

Reality zone

Section D

Exit

Entrance

3D Renderings

Renderings: entrance area

Renderings: Life and Death tunnels

Renderings: reality room

Skulls of towers

Framed photos in the reality room

Renderings: waking up to reality room

Renderings: skull room

Materials & Furniture Board

Materials :Entrance Lounge

White wooden shelves

Floor: Wooden planks, white lacque treatement

Chandelier

Walls: Gypsum board

Moet & Chandon Champagne bottles

Walls: Gunmetal Gray Paint

Champagne Bowl, stainless steel Top diameter : 400mm Height : 298mm

White Bench table

Champagne glasses

Materials: Life and Death Tunnels

Separation wall: Semi Transparent Glass

Door X2 for Life Tunnel: Transparent Velvety matte surface white Plexiglas

Door X2 for Death Tunnel: Transparent Velvety matte surface Carbon Plexiglas

LED light strips

Dramatic oversize Angel Wings door handle by Philip Watts, polished aluminium; 360mm by 170mm

Floor: Wooden planks, white lacque treatement

Scull door handle

by Philip Watts, polished aluminium; 360mm by 170mm

Tunnels: White plexiglass for the walls

Materials: Reality Room

Walls: Gunmetal Gray Paint

Floor: Antique French oak large plank wood floors

Scull pile: PVC fake sculls

Frames: Antique Golden

Pictures

Red paint

Materials: Reality Room (continued)

Signature Black Velvet Drapes for the entrance to and exit from the skull room (to keep light out) halfpriceddrapes.com

Track lights for framed pictures Tech Lighting K Jane Kable Lite Head 700KJAN

Cabel for track lights Tech Lighting K Jane Kable Lite Head 700KJAN

“Materials: For the love of God” room

Museum Pedestal Showcase, Black (51cm x 140cm x 51cm)

Floor: Wooden planks, black l acque treatment

“For the love of God” diamond skull

Walls: Black paint

Custom-made coffinchandelier of a skeleton

Text lights for a message on the wall

Art museum lighting by LEDing the life,