Rio Holocaust Memorial

Exhibition design

SuperUber created the Rio Holocaust Memorial exhibition in partnership with IDG’s curatorial team. Drawing on decades of historical reflection, the exhibition offers a renewed perspective, shifting the focus from perpetrators to stories of resistance told by victims and survivors.

The narrative unfolds in three moments — before, during, and after the Holocaust — guided by the ideas of resilience and empathy. Designed as a circular journey, the exhibition opens at Centro Vida, a large-scale projection of portraits and testimonies emerging from the flame of life.

Before the Holocaust
We explore plurality through an interactive table that represents the coexistence of cultures, religions, and peoples. Colorized photographs of rural and urban life reconnect visitors with the 1930s, complemented by short documentary projections.

During the Holocaust
Special lighting removes all color from the space, including the visitors themselves. Interactive maps reveal sites of confinement and extermination, while survivor testimonies are activated by touch. At the center, the flame of life dims, projecting the word “resistance” in multiple languages. Empathy is the central concept of the interactivity.

After the Holocaust
Focused on movement and reconstruction, this section features a map tracing migratory flows and a mosaic of videos about rebuilding lives. At the center, an interactive table becomes a photo album telling the stories of survivors who found refuge in Brazil.

Photos: Beth Santos and Guilherme Leporace