Office of Collecting and Design Back in 2021, filmmaker Jessica Oreck (Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo), who appeared on Filmmaker‘s 25 New Faces list in 2009, launched her Office of Collecting and Design, which she describes as “part wonderland, part library, and part nostalgia machine, devoted to the diminutive, the misplaced, the unusual, and the forgotten.” A truly unusual endeavor, the Las Vegas-based tiny museum is exhibition space, animation studio and prop house — in short, a physical extension of the enthusiasms that have powered Oreck’s filmmaking.
From my print issue profile of the challenge:
A cinematic sensibility permeates the entire endeavor, not simply within the theatricality of the museum’s inside design however within the sense of drama and thriller contained inside these seemingly random objects, collected in keeping with some ineffable taxonomy. “Filmmaking is about creating atmosphere,” says Oreck. “I’m very uninterested in characters and narrative. I’m really just trying to create a mood and a really immersive, tactile, textural environment. So, this feels like a very natural progression for me.”
Now, Oreck is embarking on the museum’s subsequent iteration — a touring house that can tour the nation in a 40′ trailer — and he or she’s on Kickstarter searching for backers. She writes:
In a world saturated with screens and digital experiences, the Office of Collecting and Design is a sanctuary untethered from know-how—an oasis of tactile exploration, a testomony to the tangible, a manifestation of the multi-sensory expertise of the analog world.
Our museum isn’t simply interactive—it’s a multi-purpose marvel! By day, immerse your self in a world the place you may open each drawer, discover each field, and uncover to your coronary heart’s content material. Visitors will nonetheless be capable of take part in our Flatlay Experience, our Scavenger Hunt, or simply are available in to benefit from the house. By evening, we ignite the spark of creativity with artist workshops, poetry readings, tarot periods, intimate concert events, and unforgettable dinner events.
The result’s a residing sculptural set up piece and beloved group house in a single.
Learn extra on the challenge’s Kickstarter page.
