The labyrinth: the exhibition where Tim Burton’s world becomes reality

Tim Burton’s world is now a reality that you can experience firsthand. The exhibition proves it Tim Burton, the labyrintha engaging show on the world of the Californian director, remembered for his extravagant and bizarre style, which has now opened its doors to all fans of this singular artist.

The famous Californian director is best remembered for films such as ‘Scissorhands Man’, ‘Beetlejuice’, ‘Big Fish’ or ‘Jack’s Strange World’ for Walt Disney Pictures. Now this great exhibition opens where all the imagination that poured into his classic films is recreated in a spectacular way.

The Labyrinth exhibition brings together drawings, paintings and part of the costumes from Tim Burton’s films

The sample Tim Burton, the labyrinth, is an immersive exhibition on the world created by Tim Burton around all his work, covering not only cinema, but also illustration and poetry. A total of 28 labyrinth-shaped compound rooms make up the space where the artist’s fans can delve into his imagination.

The exhibition is composed to be seen at random, that is, to enter it is necessary that each of the visitors choose between three illuminated doors and their choice will determine the outcome of the visit. Therefore, each visitor, at his choice, will be able to access only 15 of the 28 exhibition halls.

The spaces are set up with lights, technology, music, sculpture, sets and costumes of their works. Tim Burton, the labyrinth thus becomes a multisensory journeyan exciting journey into the creative universe of the director, who has amazed young and old with his films since the 1980s.

I’m originally from Burbank, California, a city where it wasn’t that common to see people like me, “says Tim Burton.

“The color black wasn’t even part of his color palette,” says director Tim Burton for AD Magazine, who began his career working as an animator for the Walt Disney Company in the 1980s, where he also shot his first short film. . ‘Vincent’, inspired by the texts of the writer Edgar Allan Poe. .

In El Laberinto it is possible to enjoy millimeter reconstructions of some of the most famous costumes of his films, as well as being able to contemplate sketches and more than 200 original works by the author. The exhibition is located in the Ibercaja Delicias space, in the city of Madrid, and is open from 29 September 2022.