The intended display of this work has changed a lot throughout the final weeks of this module, from ledge to table, to sounds to simple plinth. All changes offered pros and cons, and to settle on the plinth was the most suitable option at the time of installation.
To begin, I moved the plinth back to my designation wall and led a table cloth, folded on top. I had tried to iron this cloth but due to time restrictions and the uncooperative university halls of residence iron.. It wasn’t overly successful.
Next I collected 2 shelves from a previous installation, white with borders. I used them in a stack, to create height and layering options. This idea progressed from some sketches and trial and error exploration shown in an earlier Instagram post.
Using 2 shelves added order, connecting that order to the painting situated above, 2 scenes, to paintings. Both works hold childhood memories or exploration. It was this combination that inspired me to name this work “Nan’s Cabinet”. I was remembering taking home old school art projects and how they’d get temporarily displayed - Out in an unexpectedly impractical way. The tablecloth could link this display to that impracticality, whether mid dining table or cabinet runner. They’re just there to be seen, no more no less.
I secured the shelves with command strips to prevent them falling. Even if they still do manage to get knocked or fall, I think that somehow adds to it. A nod to growing up and typical distancing from the value of creating.
Laying out the pieces was easy. I looked over previous sketches and photographs of different orders that I had presented these pieces in. After recreating a few, I stuck with a fairly structured one. The biggest piece in the middle, as I am most proud of that one. It marks the beginning of the clay work within this module too. This makes me think of how children are known to start stories in the middle, revisiting the start at the end. With this in mind, the order of the following pieces didn’t matter. Place one and then it’s on to the next!
Overall, I am satisfied with the end result of this installation. It’s not bold or commanding, but maybe that’s the point. It’s a mix of doing and making that is of high value for younger people, at a show I’m expecting to be seen by mostly adults.. I find the bland, monotonous style appropriate.
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