A modular concrete and aluminum wayfinding system for a citywide exhibition
Framing Problems is an exhibition project by Biennale Tecnologia and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, curated by Federico Bomba (Sineglossa) and Bernardo Follini (Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo). The exhibition unfolds across a series of installations presented in different locations throughout the city, featuring works by Hito Steyerl, Forensic Architecture, Martina Marciniak, and Roberto Fassone.
Starting from the simple, stable geometry of the cone, we developed a family of freestanding concrete bases that support the exhibition’s entire interpretive and wayfinding system, including colophons, wall texts, and artwork labels.
The system is conceived as modular and highly adaptable. Each component is independent and interchangeable: a concrete base supports an aluminum pole, while the graphic elements are attached using a series of custom 3D-printed fittings that can be adjusted in height and easily reconfigured to respond to different exhibition contexts.
The project encompassed both the exhibition design, developed in close collaboration with the curators and artists, and the creation of a display system capable of presenting and identifying the works across a range of exhibition settings, each with its own spatial and architectural conditions.
Federico Bomba
Bernardo Follini
Sineglossa
Studio GISTO
Alessandro Mason
Alice Fialà
Giulia Fabro
Yirong Wu
Elena Festa