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Carousal: Flavour Funfair
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, invited Bompas and Parr to take over and design their annual fundraiser, Power Ball. This year was the fundraiser’s 20th anniversary and take over we did.
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Library of Shadows: A Garden of Fear
Hallowe’en 2018, don night vision goggles, explore the darkness and embrace the fear factor. Abandon hope all ye who enter Library of Shadows: A Garden of Fear.
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SCOOP: A Wonderful Ice Cream World
SCOOP: A Wonderful Ice Cream World was a celebratory show that explored the past, present and future of ice cream and formed The British Museum of Food’s first major exhibition, just right for the summer.
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Curses!
Bompas & Parr and the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Cursed participants in a month-long installation within the enchanting halls and cabinets of curiosity of the Petrie Museum.
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Seismic Sound Bath
The Seismic Sound Bath was conceived as a deliberately provocative foray into the world of senses and emotions – albeit one that is intrinsically artistic in output.
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Imminent Future of Food 2018
Bompas & Parr has released its first annual report into the future of food. The Imminent Future of Food report constitutes the first official forward-looking predictions the studio has made into eating and drinking and comes with the authority of a decade spent at the forefront of food and drink culture.
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Edible Exhibition
Bompas & Parr, advertising agency AMV BBDO and the V&A Museum of Childhood encouraged kids to play with their food in the world’s first interactive edible exhibition, in October 2017.
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Man Vs. Gut
Bompas & Parr invited ten people to fast for an entire day so that their stomach noises were most vociferous and their food fantasies intense, the studio then created the desired culinary dishes that were most wanted by each person at the peak of their hungered state. The relationship between the individual, their belly and chosen food was documented to create a cacophony of stomach squelches resulting in the visual symphony of ‘Man Vs. Gut’.
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The Macallan Masters of Photography
Bompas & Parr designed an experiential and immersive event to launch Macallan’s Masters of Photography 6th Edition in Taiwan. The high-energy party explored core aspects of the brand’s DNA and focused on the theme of ‘A Rift in Time’ whilst also celebrating the Masters of Photography work of Steven Klein.
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Future Forest
Bompas & Parr’s summer 2017 activation for Westfield Future Forest explores the complex relationship between humans and nature through fun and adventurous activities, cementing Westfield as the destination for all the family this summer.
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