NIKOLAJ KUZNETZOV
THE MAN. THE LEGEND.

Nikolaj Kuznetzov. The man. The legend. is an exhibition that tells of the Soviet hero who was a secret agent and a partisan in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Nazis during WWII. The exhibition is dedicated to the new generations and engages its audience with advanced interactive and immersive technologies.

For the purposes of the project, Simmetrico conceived an immersive environment, rich in innovative technological elements and which fully exploits the peculiarity of the triangular space. The exhibition shows a twofold narration: on the one side, telling of the secret agent, Nikolaj Kuznetzov, with his skills, his braveness, his cold blood, and, on the other, enabling an authentic encounter with the Man, with his sensitivity, his values, his fears.

The visitors need to interact, touch, flip pages and activate installations to discover the content. A large interactive wall shows the geopolitical context of WWII, where agent Kuznetzov’s missions took place. On the other side, the equipment of the spy – telegraph, typewriter and a radio – give the visitor a chance to try the job of the secret agent firsthand. The visitors meet Nikolaj Kuznetzov, first through three interactive dossiers that tell his story, then, in-person, with a holographic theatre where the performance of a Russian actor playing the agent, enables a final poetic and intimate encounter with the Man beyond the legend.

The project was designed and realised by Illogic Srl and Simmetrico, on commission by the Saint Catherine Foundation, in the museum complex “Russia, my history”, Ekaterinburg.

CREDITS

Creative Directors: Daniele Zambelli, Andrea Fiorito, Simmetrico Srl

Directors: Daniele Zambelli, Simmetrico Srl, Fabio Cacciatori, Illogic Srl

Copywriters: Eugenio Alberti, Flavio Andreini

Art Director: Devis Gobbi, Eleonora Valsecchi, Simmetrico Srl

Designer: Lucrezia Montalboddi, Simmetrico Srl

Project Manager: Gaia Dall’Omo, Simmetrico Srl

AVL Director: Filippo Nepote Andrè, Simmetrico Srl

Fit-out Manager: Stefano Ferrè, Simmetrico Srl

Freight Manager: Matteo Paparella, Simmetrico Srl

Logistic Manager: Olena Sosyedyenko

Site Managers: Alessandro Epifani, Khayal Aliyev

Content Producer: Alisa Nesterova

Sound Designer: Rocco Petruzzi

Audio Engineer: Davide Bonotto

Light Designer: Marco Made De Nardi, M2L

Graphic Designer: Armando Mascetti

3D Software Developer: Oliver Pavicevich

Holographic Theatre Authors: Daniele Zambelli, Flavio Andreini

Holographic Theatre Actor: Pavel Zelinsky

Costume Designer & MUA: Alexandra Nikolaeva

Organization and Production Management : Simmetrico Srl, Illogic Srl

Set-up Contractors: Eurostand Spa, Peter Melnikov, IP Firsov N.P.

Mechatronic Installation: Leva Engineering Srl

Video Edit, visual effects and post production: Nicola Rossi, Bonsai Ninja

3D Printing Models design: Puntozero 3D

Interactive Books: Legatoria Codina Srl, Tomatis Srl

Software and Video Engineering: Videosoft Srl

AVL installation, cabling: Armonica Srl