Format Festival 2023 (part 2): Ideas & Application from Exhibitions

 


FORMAT - Ideas & Application from Exhibitions




Figure 1). Exhibition of Paul Railton (Click to enhance image/play video)

Whilst some immersive tactics have already been considered for my project (specifically the rose-tinted glasses aspect of this project being an integral part of my exhibition), new ways of immersive elements incorporated into the exhibition was introduced during the Format Festival. In addition to the rose-tinted glasses, my exhibition will incorporate real soil as part of the presentation. This physical feature has been incorporated for primarily two reasons: to strengthen the creativity of the presentation of this work and to represent the organic state of where the photographed objects were first found. This feature was introduced by observing work by Paul Railton during the visit to the East meets West exhibition, Hidden Worlds (see Fig. 1). In his project, Massifs, the soil is implemented to represent coastal erosion, manifesting a small-scale version of cliffs disintegrating into the earth. 




Figure 2). Exhibition of David Penny (Click to enhance image/play video)

Most inspiring of all (and the leading photographer relevant in my decision of framing to be employed), is photographer David Penny. In the Paper Geographies exhibition, he presented five submissions of varying photographic work, united in their common focus upon form, movement, and architecture. In his words, each work are “fragile testimonies of memory, history, movement and time.” (as shared on in an Instagram post). The framed duo depicting semi-relief abstract subjects were of most interest as their shadow box framing amplified the three-dimensional aspect of this work by utilizing the shadow of the frame as part of the image (see Fig.2) Not only did this boost the nature of the subject, but also the lack of a barrier (the typical sheet of glass protecting the art work from the outside world) further absorbed my attention, successfully deepening the bond between myself and the image through amplifying the physical engagement of the work.

As I seek a similar response (for the viewer to become absorbed into the image before them, although with an emotionally evocative focus) and am already restricted from using glass as part of the framing, the use of shadow box is a highly suitable framing alternative of which is project is planned to be exhibited

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