I began building my final exhibition installation today in the studio. It's suprising how much fun drilling bits of wood together can be. Not sure I'm cut out for the whole DIY scene, but constructing spontaneously is very exciting. I measured the installation I had set up earlier this week in the mezzanine area to know the exact height and width I wanted to the platform for the projector to be placed on.
I feel it is important that the materials are joint together by drilling with screws. I essentially want to give the viewer of the exhibition the impression that they are entering a construction site without being too obvious.
My plan is too have the structure I have built (plinth for the projector), attached to the translucent sheet which the projected drawing will be cast on to via an overhanging material. I wanted to do this as I feel that by having something overhanging it will help to give the impression of being in an actual building site where the height of the construction forces us to naturally look up and be wary of our surroundings. I went skip raiding and scraps raiding to see if I could find something sufficient to fit my needs. I considered having a plastic tube, but I came across an even better option; a copper pipe. Not only is this more authentic in terms of a construction site, but the metal will be a lot stronger than the plastic I had in mind. However, I did also find a plastic tube which I decided to attach to areas of the 'plinth' structure.
To ensure the 'plinth' structure was serving its purpose I placed a projector on to the platform. Taking a step back I really felt quite proud of what I had built. It doesn't look like much for the time it took and to be honest it doesn't really look like anything at the moment, but I feel it really gives the projector a new interesting context. Seeing the structure with the projector in place makes me really excited for how my exhibition final outcome will look. I will re-asses what I have built tomorrow and make sure I am happy with everything so far and then carry on constructing.
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