DIOGO PASSARINHO STUDIO

DPS >> SEASON GREETINGS

WE would like to wish everyone a wonderful start to 2026.

To mark the occasion, we’ve gathered the objects, items, and displays we designed and presented across projects, institutions, and collaborations throughout the past year.

Our deepest gratitude goes to all the artists, curators, producers, and fabricators who helped bring our ideas to life.

Also, we are thrilled to announce upcoming presentations of our work: “Melted Love” at Sonic Acts Biennale ; Merike Estna’s Estonian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Art Biennale; and the Independent Art Fair at Pier 36 in NYC, all opening this spring.

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1. DPS SEASON GREETINGS BY GONÇALO REYNOLDS
2. ELEANOR ANTIN AT MUDAM — CURRENTLY ON
3. WE FELT A STAR DYING AT OGR — CURRENTLY ON
4. THE OTOLITH GROUP LIBRARY IN RESIDENCE AT IBRAAZ — CURRENTLY ON
5. BURLE MARX AT CCB — CURRENTLY ON
6. TIME IS PRESENT AT PORTO DESIGN BIENNALE — CURRENTLY ON
7. HOW TO GET TO ZERO AT PIONEER WORKS
8. HYDROGRAPHIES AT ONOMATOPEE
9. TO CARRY (SELECTED PROJECT) AT THE 16TH SHARJAH BIENNALE

D_P_S >> EXHIBITION ARCHITECTURE FOR ELEANOR ANTIN RETROSPECTIVE AT MUDAM

The groundbreaking retrospective of Eleanor Antin at Mudam Luxembourg demanded a spatial design as nuanced, theatrical, and conceptually rich as the artist’s own practice.
Entrusted with this task, Diogo Passarinho Studio created a scenography that acts not merely as a backdrop, but as a dynamic narrative framework and a critical accomplice to the artworks.

Understanding that Antin’s work, spanning photography, video, performance, and installation it revolves around the construction of identity, history, and storytelling, the studio conceived an exhibition architecture that seamlessly shifts in tone.

It provides distinct, immersive environments for each of Antin’s iconic personas and series. The visitor moves from the cinematic, road-movie pacing of the 100 Boots series, through the clinical, taxonomy-inspired space reflecting Carving: A Traditional Sculpture, to the theatrical stages for The King, The Ballerina, and The Nurse. Each section’s materiality, lighting, and rhythm are carefully calibrated to heighten the viewer’s engagement with Antin’s feminist and political inquiries.

The scenography avoids a monolithic feel, instead creating a curated journey that mirrors Antin’s own method of weaving personal and historical stories. It allows for moments of intimate reflection alongside more expansive, dramatic presentations.

This exceptional result was born from a strict and amazing collaboration with Bettina Steinbrügge, Mudam’s Director and curator of the exhibition. This close, symbiotic partnership was essential to translating the conceptual depth of Antin’s five-decade career into a coherent and powerful spatial experience.

Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (2025)
Curated by: Bettina Steinbrügge, assisted by Julie Kohn
Exhibition Architecture: Diogo Passarinho Studio
Studio Team: Diogo Passarinho & Gonçalo Reynolds
Production Team: Paula Fernandes, Matthias Heitbrink, Lou-Andréa Sultan
Media Partner: Le Monde
Special Thanks: Dikamar
Photography: Mareike Tocha © Mudam Luxembourg