Founded in 1923, Triennale Milano is a leading cultural institution “conveying the complexities of the contemporary world” through design, architecture, and the visual, scenic, and performative arts. In 2020, 2x4 was selected by the Triennale to design the visual identity for the 23rd International Exhibition, “Unknown Unknowns,” July – December 2022. Our work evokes a void delineated by a sliver of light, a shifting illumination revealing deeper complexities. Custom lettering is inspired by both the literary and the scientific, an empirical version of certainty set against an unfathomable future. A family of uncanny, ethereal rendered images adds an enigmatic layer to the system.
