Sunday, 15 June 2014

Metro: Think / Classify - Evaluation

I learnt a lot from our interim show, just seeing how my plan looked in reality was helpful in itself. I learnt what worked and didnt, but I also encounted problmes that I had to overcome. I have gained a lot of exoerience and learnt how to improve this approach in future projects.


What worked:

The material of the high vis vest of the construction workers was a stand out element of the installation. Actually using the material was more successful than I anticipated as mimicking the colour on Photoshop didn't give the physical installation justice. When in discussion with people who viewed the work, one reaction stood out the most - 'Your eyes try and fill in the gaps between the objects and the images'. Introducing ephemera associated with construction made the viewer consider the change in the landscape.






What Could be Improved:

The layout of the space was already installed so I had to rework my plan. I had to alter a few parts of the installation without loosing to much of my original idea. One part I did think that was important that I missed out was the missing panel gap that would emphasize the whole structure being in a state of flux and transit of construction. Evaluating my images I have now seen a suitable space in which I could have done this (Squared off in images below). Another area was the sand installation of which I thought ten bags would be enough to use as a 'plinth', I was wrong. The proposed image overpowered the size of the pile and looked out of proportion. Any more sand was difficult to come by in such a short space of time. But at the end I actually preferred the sand on its own. One last problem I had with the pre-installed panels was that I wasn't allowed to spray the construction paint directly onto the panel so I had to spray onto a sheet and then stretch it over. Again as this was a last minute issue I had to use white material that wasn't the same tone as the paint and looked slightly unnatural. 





What else have I learnt:

Their are a few other small points that I have learnt from this exercise, I think that I could have varied the sizes of my prints as the installation wasn't uniform and rigid, it was very loose, exhibiting parts on the ground, incorporating different colours as backgrounds for images etc. But keeping all the images 20 X 24 doesn't follow this approach. I could even think about exhibiting the images off the wall and in or around the objects (see image below) Secondly I would maybe introduce a small piece of tape or signage as to keep people away from touching delicate parts of the installation. 





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