At the very beginning of the year we were asked to put up an exhibition of the work we had done so far in second year. Hemmafru were put with another group of 6 girls and under the new name 'Compendium' we assembled a small collection to be shown in the corridor.
The name compendium came about because it means a collective, therefore encompassing all our work without a main theme. The first thing we needed to come up with were invites to the exhibition, each group had a different name, and within each group a few different invites were made so that when Liz gave the invites out, none were the same, creating intrigue as to whether it was one exhibition or not.
Abby's invite
My invite
My invite was quite simple, using only black and white and Helvetica font, although it was printed on thin cream stock so that the full word could be seen from each side. I used the lines to create a feel of perspective, like you were looking down the corridor. Our original idea was that the corridor was going to have images hung at different heights all the way down so that it was impossible to look down the corridor to the other end. This is where the key-hole came from, an idea for a secret, hidden space, however due to 'health and safety' reasons we weren't able to hang anything from anywhere.
We used insulating tape for the exhibition, including the beginning of the corridor to say 'compendium', introducing the exhibition. The tape then travelled onto the floor and then to each of our wall spaces. The word compendium can mean an extract from a book, so we used spray-painted books for plaques on the wall. I think these worked well to give the exhibition another dimension and create some interaction as the viewer had to open the books to see whose work it was.
We did have a few problems keeping everything stuck down. The insulating tape maybe wasnt the best material as it kept coming off the wall and floors and the books kept falling down. In the end we had to used double sided tape behind the tape just to keep it up.
We did have a few problems keeping everything stuck down. The insulating tape maybe wasnt the best material as it kept coming off the wall and floors and the books kept falling down. In the end we had to used double sided tape behind the tape just to keep it up.
I displayed a collection of books at the exhibition. Half-way down the corridor is a fire hose in an alcove. The whole thing was an eyesore yet we changed it into a valid part of the exhibition space. I covered the hose and the shelf in white card , my book was stuck to the hose and my books stood on the shelf. Considering we wouldn't have been allowed a plinth in the corridor I think it was a good way of utilising our space.
