There have been many changes to the idea of our collective exhibition, but as of this week we have finally settled on an idea that will satisfy the entire group and not be too rushed or ill considered the week before the exhibition.
After a secondary 2:1 meeting with Theory Tutor (JDM) and Tutor (Elizabeth Peebles), I have a very good discussion as so what the final outcome for the exhibition might look like.
Our ideas has been consistently reductive since initial conception. Every week we have refined and refined the idea until what we are left with is an interesting, conceptual collective idea that in many ways plays with he idea of the institutional critique.
We are maintaining the idea of the book (it was referred to as the most ‘truthful way of showing our collaboration) as well as the light-box as a form of interaction with the audience. The book will be placed on a shelf, above the light-box that will be left for the audience to interact with, the original letters supplied with the box being a means of interaction as we will allow the audience to pose their own questions or comments.
This seems like the only way to achieve what we are trying to do. Is what we display art? Will the audience react in the way we want them to? What will come from our exhibition? All these questions we are asking indirectly as it is increasingly difficult to form our own question without being overt and cliche/repetitive sounding in our question.
I feel that our idea is simple but effective. Over the weeks we have really pulled together and worked collaboratively to create a exhibition we have all contributed to. We have not spent huge amounts of money, nor have we overly rushed our idea being in constant talks throughout the 10 weeks and I feel this shows in our final outcome