ARIANNA HO
Exhibition Design + Planning

War of the Spirits: The Doctor vs. The Magician

War of the Spirits told the dramatic story of how two titans of the Victorian era—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini—faced off to prove to the public whether Spiritualists could truly commune with the dead.

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Introducing their friendship and sharing how it splintered, the exhibition asks visitors to reflect on what they might have believed at the time, and consider our modern-day interest in the occult.

Introducing their friendship and sharing how it splintered, the exhibition asks visitors to reflect on what they might have believed at the time, and consider our modern-day interest in the occult.

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Key characters in the story punctuated the exhibition, with Doyle and Houdini welcoming welcoming visitors at the entrance.

Key characters in the story punctuated the exhibition, with Doyle and Houdini welcoming welcoming visitors at the entrance.

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Visitors could try Spiritualist tactics on each other, like spirit rapping or ectoplasm, at interactive stations in the central gallery.

Visitors could try Spiritualist tactics on each other, like spirit rapping or ectoplasm, at interactive stations in the central gallery.

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University of the Arts, 2021 Research, Interpretive Development 2D & 3D Exhibit Design Concept Design through Schematic Design 1000 sqft Received a mystery concept and project approach from a peer, based on the word “Trickster.” After hand-o

University of the Arts, 2021
Research, Interpretive Development
2D & 3D Exhibit Design
Concept Design through Schematic Design
1000 sqft

Received a mystery concept and project approach from a peer, based on the word “Trickster.” After hand-off, continued to develop the concept and designed an exhibition around it.