Group Meeting

21st January 2014

Finalized List of Artists:

Becky Price - Glass Shoes
Becky Hadfield - Acetate pieces
Jack Marder - Large scale abstract paintings.
Kerris Stirling - Globules tight installations.
Lucy Orme - Wax iceberg
Sam Ellis - Glue gun flowers
Irene Kaseavic - Women portraits x 4
Sukhjinder Nahal - Thread cube piece
Riba Begum - Magpie painting
Polly and the ghosts (More information on this one to come, as she is a maybe)

Space Design:

We are going to manipulate the space using the fabric to exaggerate the theme of an ethereal/fantasy world, our final idea for the space is to create a marquee/tepee this will separate the Ethereal from the 'real world'. Underneath the canopy we have decided to present the various work on the 'island' of plinths as Dom suggested. This will create an unorthodox exhibition as we not using the wall space to hang any of the artwork. 

Titles: 

We have decided with Ethereal as a concept for our show, however we need to decide on a title for the exhibition that will be used for advertising purposes. Here are the following title suggestions:

• Through the Ether
• Into the Ethereal
• Through the Ethereal
• No Title?

Personally I thought the use of Ethereal in the title was perhaps to obvious as it states our concept, I prefer the title 'Through The Ether' this links the idea of taking the viewers on a journey through our exhibition and also the idea of entering this ethereal world.  We have all decided on Through the Ether as our title for the exhibition.

Sound and Lighting:

We then decided to explore further into the design of our exhibition, i.e. sound and lighting. The idea of using sound in our exhibition is an interesting concept and would work well for our overall show. I think some soft music playing quietly in the background would create an ambient atmosphere and add to the overall experience of the exhibition. We would place a number of speakers around the room which we could source from Anna in the technical department.  We also discussed lighting within the show, the idea of using gel over lights to create a dark dusky atmosphere. I also like the idea of using spotlights to focus on certain pieces and the use of fairy lights hidden behind the fabric so that they create a shadow through the fabric.

Plinths:

We will need a large amount of plinths to create the desired effect for the layout of our exhibition. We thought  of using different materials to create the plinths such as perspex, wooden plinths painted white and the possibility of using fishing wire. The fishing wire plinths would be difficult to hang larger objects on but we could suspend the flowers by artist Sam Ellis on these. We also discussed the idea of hanging glass shoes upside down however we would we would need to discuss this with Becky Price to ensure she would be happy with this concept. Another thought was to make use of Salt within the exhibition which also links to our last group show. This would subtly reflect the idea of journey as the salt had gone from our last project to this one. The salt could be scattered across the plinths to link to the work and another intention was to sprinkle the salt over the floor. I don't personally think that this would look aesthetically pleasing as it could distract from the pure and fresh exhibition that we are trying to create. 

Opening Night:

We have decided on combining a private viewing along with an open viewing, therefore we will invite various students and tutors but also leave the event open to enable other BCU students to attend the exhibition if they wanted to. Biancas mum's business has offered to provide wine for us at a small donation, which will be perfect for our opening night. Along side this we have decided to provide food we have not yet decided whether this will be buffet food, bakes or canapes.

Budget:

We have decided on a budget of £150 each which will mean we have to each donate £10 to the budget, this should enable this to buy all of the items and materials needed to present the exhibition.

• Fishing wire.
• Lights.
• Plinths.
• Food.
• Material.
• Advertisement.