We are used to finding a collection of images in an exhibition catalogue that represent the work shown at the time. Unfolded, designed by Julia Born and Laurenz Brunner on the occasion of an exhibition by still life photographers Scheltens & Abbenes, gives a twist to this concept. The designers started by making a black-and-white computer rendering of the museum: a virtual space that features both reproductions of the work and the introductory text. They pulled out all the stops in this virtual exhibition, which basically shows ‘still lifes of still lifes’. As an exhibition catalogue, Unfolded is stubborn and unique. As the reader, you’re aware of viewing a construct and can see the dimensions of the works in relation to each other: the book functions like a camera.
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