Solo show
A curatorial reflection.
When it came to displaying within the Lantern for my solo show, a lot of curatorial decisions had to be made.
Two paintings were displayed against the back wall of the space, with two plinths that had 32 belemnites on top central to the room. The walls remained white, the floor the usual greyish blue that features throughout the spaces of the garage and natural lighting was used within the space. I wanted to keep everything neutral in the space as to not distort the viewers perception of the work.
The two paintings were displayed at different levels on the wall, the smaller painting being displayed higher up towards the top of the wall whilst the other displayed much further down. Each painting were displayed with enough space between them so that they could stand alone within the space. Although I could of displayed the paintings on separate walls, I still wanted to viewer to see the paintings together.
When it came to deciding how the paintings were going to be hung, I've always thought about experimenting with the idea of displaying. I wanted to break the tradition of how paintings were hung within a white walled gallery space. Seeing as I was painting with a material that also wasn't traditional for painting, hanging paintings in an untraditional way seemed to fit.
I wanted to distort the viewers perception of looking at the painting, with the pieces not being a traditional eye level, they had to interact with the pieces more to look at them. This reflected the act of hunting the belemnite, moving around the space and looking at different levels to find the piece.
However, when it came to people interacting within the space they didn't really acknowledge the fact that the paintings were hung at different levels. Nor did they get up close to the paintings to see them, viewers hung back against the end of the studio, viewing the pieces from afar. Maybe it was due to the size of the piece or the placement that made people stand back from the wall. They weren't small detailed painting which pulled the viewer in, so maybe they stood back so that they could take the painting in as a whole.
Two paintings were displayed against the back wall of the space, with two plinths that had 32 belemnites on top central to the room. The walls remained white, the floor the usual greyish blue that features throughout the spaces of the garage and natural lighting was used within the space. I wanted to keep everything neutral in the space as to not distort the viewers perception of the work.
The two paintings were displayed at different levels on the wall, the smaller painting being displayed higher up towards the top of the wall whilst the other displayed much further down. Each painting were displayed with enough space between them so that they could stand alone within the space. Although I could of displayed the paintings on separate walls, I still wanted to viewer to see the paintings together.
When it came to deciding how the paintings were going to be hung, I've always thought about experimenting with the idea of displaying. I wanted to break the tradition of how paintings were hung within a white walled gallery space. Seeing as I was painting with a material that also wasn't traditional for painting, hanging paintings in an untraditional way seemed to fit.
I wanted to distort the viewers perception of looking at the painting, with the pieces not being a traditional eye level, they had to interact with the pieces more to look at them. This reflected the act of hunting the belemnite, moving around the space and looking at different levels to find the piece.
However, when it came to people interacting within the space they didn't really acknowledge the fact that the paintings were hung at different levels. Nor did they get up close to the paintings to see them, viewers hung back against the end of the studio, viewing the pieces from afar. Maybe it was due to the size of the piece or the placement that made people stand back from the wall. They weren't small detailed painting which pulled the viewer in, so maybe they stood back so that they could take the painting in as a whole.