As part of the Innovation and Interferance: Maps and Networks unit, we are going to hold some sort of exhibition to showcase our work. Because of Covid-19 it may not be feasible to hold a conventional exhibition like last years show in the Barge house on South Bank. Even if we can, Caroline as showed us a range of works that were curated in really unconventional and inspiring ways which we could consider. As Caroline has worked on many many different projects which she curated, she was able to give us a broad range of examples of this. I am personally super interested in the process of curation as I have previously worked with the Black Box Space that used to be in the universities quad. I really love the idea of taking artists work and making it seen to the public. Something that Caroline said was that she doesn't believe in making work unless it gets seen which I do agree with. The ability to stop some one in their tracks, get their attention and make them want to know more about your work is extremely thrilling. Furthermore, it was noted that we would also be making an online exhibition incase covid conditions get worst. I also think that creating an online presence is really important in this way as word spreads a lot quicker this way.
We looked at many projects such as Peckham 24c, The Photoworks Festival in a Box project, The Exposure Project in Coventry and many more as well as individual works that were presented differently.
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La Samaritaine by Kare Knorr
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The Filet space is a space for experimental art work in London. The piece is a photograph that is put up on the windows which is a great Covid adaptation as it is to be viewed from the outside in an open space. I thought it was a really interesting way to present your photographic work from the inside to the out as it. I liked the idea of approaching the exhibition in a non conventional way in this sense. It allows us as creators to think outside the box and in more imaginative ways.
From here we then looked at the Photowork's Festival in a Box 2020, 'It is a portable festival where you become the curator and decide where and how to install it'. This set up of an exhibition was really interesting it also used a social platform. As once each person had received and curated the contents of their own box, they would then take a picture of how they had set it up and using your digital media platforms and the tags of @photoworks_uk #AlternativeNarratives #PhotoworksFestival or at info@photoworks.org.uk. This essentially gets you more involved in the exhibition its self and introduces you to the world of curation. I also think that once people get an opportunity to part take and feel more involved, they can also feel more interested and connected to the work.
We looked at William Kentridge's animation, '2nd Hand Reading'. We did this because the animation was hand drawn in to pages of a book and was recorded. This way of exhibiting work was interesting as he produced a lot of work, such as drawings, the book itself, and the animated film.
After this workshop, I felt really inspired to try and push my maps and network project further as I had previously began to feel stuck. I wanted to look at different ways we as a class could present our works in a suitable way for covid, but also unconventional, eye catching way.
I liked the idea of being able to display our work not in one area but each piece across a town or city. But this would also take a lot of organising but I thing it could be done. I think this idea resonated with me as many of the students and my self would really like to get our work in to the world and beyond the walls of the university for the public to see.
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