Storefronts

Addresses: This installation deals with the dwindling number of thriving shops and stores in the Venetian marketplace. As more and more residents leave the city, the small stores that used to depend on the local support have slowly but surely began to close up. All that is left behind are the decaying storefronts that serve as a reminder of what Venice once looked like.

Solution: The idea for Storefronts is to show what these small shops were like before they closed down. A projector would display the image of silhouettes moving on the inside of the windows, which would have a screen put in for this purpose. The display could either be activated by pedestrians walking by the store, or it could be on at all times. A device that could detect the presence of a person would be required in this scenario, while only a projector would be necessary in the other. This display would engage the sense of sight, with a once dead store coming to life right before people’s eyes.