Finding out that we will be in the Holden Gallery is really exciting. But it is also quite a daunting prospect. Its such a great place to display art and I feel like I need to present work really well in order to do it justice. On one hand I already have my proposal to the Vertical Gallery and hope that this is successful. If it is not then feel that I will try to replicate something similar in the holden space. It is a huge space and I do feel that I can be ambitious in how the work is displayed but have to bear in mind that I am already filling one large space.
In the circumstance that my vertical gallery proposal is accepted, then I want to create the same idea of the work just on a much smaller scale. I like the idea that in one space this work would be huge almost filling all the available space give and in a separate location work from the same series is show but on a smaller scale. This would involve installing a cube on the top of a large plinth.
This cube would seek to match the same qualities as its larger counterpart but at a much smaller scale. Elevate on a plinth would enforce some of these sculptural elements that were being generated through this added dimension. I still wanted to challenge our expectations of seeing these images on a wall. With the Holden gallery we have plenty of space in the middle of the room to allow for movement around the work. I like the idea that each side cannot be view at once. It forces the audience around the cube as they confront the work on various multi faceted levels of context and now physical surface. I will select four alternate images to the work being shown in the vertical gallery. As the work is a lot smaller I will chose images that I feel will benefit from being show on a smaller scale. These are the paints that are much more delicate and can afford to be seen up close.
This smaller cube will house, four mini projectors in order to create the image. The same polythene material will be used to cast the rear projections. The cube will be roughly 50cm cubed in order to cast a large enough image. Creating this cube on a smaller scale, the heat from the projectors may be a big problem. I cant really leave the top of the cube off in this case as it would be incredibility easy to just stick a hand in an ruin the image. In this case I will plan to cut holes in the top panel in order to allow heat to escape but not permit anyone to touch the equipment inside. I am open to various ideas at this stage but as we get closer to having to commit to AV bookings i feel that it is important to have one plan in place at least.
