Research, Posters and To Do.

Me, Ali, Jenna and Charlotte explained our findings from researching the mentioned artists. We discussed our findings of the research we carried out individually. Ali reported back on Gillian Wearing’s work which we decided drew many parallels to our own ideas for the exhibition. However, we realized that we had already incorporated many similar ideas into Behind Closed Doors. After I discussed the work of Marina Abramovic we decided her work was particularly extreme and while her work has a shock factor, we want our exhibition to feel much more personal and not let a single performance out do our individual work. Charlotte explained the Milgrim Experiment to us all, however we decided that it was much more focused on a social response than a personal one. Finally, Jenna explained Chris Burden’s work and how he looked into the danger to one’s self. While his work is interesting, it wasn’t found to be particularly relatable as we are looking onto emotional repression and limitations rather than physical ones.

Becky explained her final concept for her artwork, which means we can now plan out the space. We thought about using curtains to cover the windows in order to create a more enclosed and secretive space. I think this would successfully portray our intentions through the use of the space. 

After looking at the poster designs that me and Charlotte had created, it was decided that the use of the key was the favourite idea as it portrayed the connotations of unlocking secrets. It was also decided that we would like to have a ‘Coming Soon’ poster to display before we state the date to create intrigue.

Charlotte mentioned that there was a possibility of radio advertising which would be a nice touch, but we need to look further into this. Becky also said that she might be able to get ahold of a door that we could use for the entrance of the gallery space (the group verdict was to drop the downstairs room) so she's going to look into that. We're still unsure about the availability of dividing walls so Ali's going to chase that up, while Charlotte and I continue to work on the posters. Jenna's going to look at where best to place the posters. I'm a bit concerned that we haven't seen much of Rachael lately, but aside from that I think we're communicating well as a group.

After the meeting, me and Charlotte discussed poster designs that we could move forward with. I think we both like the idea of a keyhole or key on the poster, so we'll come up with some more designs for next time. Ali also gave us an image of two doors incase it helped us, so I'll play around with the image to see what I can do.

I need to type up the minutes from today's meeting to hand out tomorrow, then I think it's time for bed.