Description:

Art is a living, evolving undertaking that charts the evolution of human progress. It has been defined in
many ways, especially in relation to being a creative activity that affects the human spirit. However, art
galleries and museums are often seen as a privately secured space designed to display conventional
artworks with controlled public access. Such containment and embodied regulation within modernist white

boxes minimize engagement between the visitors and the work itself. Exhibition spaces of iconic galleries
therefore face challenges created through lack of spatial engagement and communal experience. Over
the years, the Gallery changes from displaying traditional paintings on white walls to a variety of
contemporary participatory experiences within black boxes that involve interaction between art and public.
However, this thesis argues that the public’s sensory experience should not be limited within a passive
framed enclosure, be it white or black. It is therefore essential to create more dynamic surroundings that
challenge the existing modernist gallery design.