Saturday, 16 June 2012

Arrangement of exhibition ideas

This is the first idea I had concerning the layout for my exhibition. I have tried out all of my ideas in my allocated space to see which one looked most effective.
The material seascapes have been placed on the right wall as this is the first place the viewer will see when they walk into the exhibition. Although I like this composition I don't think theres balance within the space as the right wall is full whereas the others are simplistic and quite plain. I want to place the plinth, holding my fabric sample concertina book arranged in a 'star' shape, at the front in order to allow the public to move in and around the space to get a close up view of the seascapes and handmade books.



In my second idea the large landscape takes light away from the rest of the display and overpowers the space. It detracts to much attention from the rest of the seascapes. The pictures have been displayed on the right wall this time in a square, I don't think the pictures draw in enough attention from the public to make them come to my space like the material seascapes would.



In my third idea I have placed the long seascape on the back wall so its still featured and easy to see but its not taking light or attention away from the rest of the display. Instead of having the seascapes on just one wall I've decided they would look better separated onto two walls and having the photographs under the the shelf holding the concertina book. This way the other walls arn't too plain in comparison to the one that would feature the seascapes.




In my final arrangement I have decided that the seascapes shall be featured on both walls to create a sense of balance. The three largest compositions will be featured in a horizontal line on the left wall whereas the smaller seascapes will be arranged carefully on the right allowing them to hang slightly away from the wall on the pins. The back wall is full as its one of the main focuses when the public views the space, I wanted it to appear interesting and characteristic to capture attention. I am very happy with this arrangement as it showcases my work professionally and looks much better than the previous ideas.

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