“Diverse homology ——— four historical angles at the Pearl River estuary area” is of the vital importance of protection and utilization about Shenzhen Nantou Ancient City. It has been opened to the public on August 26, 2020. Diameter Narrative (DND), commissioned by Vanke Group, which be solely responsible for the curation and exhibition design. The exhibition architecture and building elevation are both in charge of Architectural office MVRDV.

▼展览户外入口，由 MVRDV 设计©creatAR Images

Outdoor entrance of the exhibition, designed by MVRDV

基于南头古城的政策定位，我们将“同源”的策展概念拓展为珠江口区域开放、多元、包容和汇同的文化特征，并通过“山海同貌”、“经济同体”、“文化同心”和“行政同属”四个视角分别解读。面对展馆空间条件、展品条件和时间条件的真实困难，将展览设计方向规划为“一个艺术性历史主题展”，以超级报纸（super flat）为设计概念重织时空，实现内容、空间与展品的“全景式”体验。

Based on the political position of Nantou, we have expanded the curatorial concept of “homology” to the cultural characteristics of openness, diversity, tolerance and convergence in the Pearl River estuary area, and considered geography, economy, culture and administration the four diverse angles of view as the explanation of exhibition. Faced with the real difficulties of space, exhibit and time conditions, we planned “an artistic historical theme exhibition” as the design direction, using the design concept “super flat” to reorganize time and space, which makes the panoramic experience of content, space and exhibit come true.外导视，outdoor guide of the Exhibition©creatAR Images

珠江口地区的“同源”与通常意义的地理学上的“同源”有着本质的区别。展览中所指的“同源”，是指把珠江口区域丰富多彩的社会文化与该地区开放包容的内在精神当成了一种“源头”。基于这样的策展思考，我们在设计时对“同源”的意涵进行了深入解读。

The “homology” in the Pearl River estuary area is essentially different from the “same-origin” in the general significance of geography. The words that the exhibition referred to mean we put the rich social culture and open inclusive spirit of the region as a kind of source. On account of such curatorial thinking, we deeply interpret the meaning of “homology” when design.

▼改造前后的南头古城，before and after the renovation of Nantou Ancient City© 直径叙事设计工作室 /南头古城

临展空间位于南头古城城中村里难得的大体量空间，我们设想当观众从人头攒动的南头古城进入展览时，开阔、规整与空旷的临展空间能为他们制造空间体验的反差，让馆内的空旷静谧与馆外的拥挤喧闹形成对比。

The temporary exhibition space is located in a rare large-scale space in the village of Nantou Ancient City. We imagine that when the audience enters the exhibition from the noisy and crowded Nantou ancient city to the quiet and spacious space, this must be creating a contrast of space experience between the two places.

展览空间，Exhibition hall© creatAR Images/直径叙事设计工作室