I looked at a few ways I could display my work, I had originally thought of a traditional gallery plinth, but knowing that would incur more expense and cost than I had room for in my budget alongside space issues with me having to do this from home, I decided to look at other options. It was important for me to try and emulate a university setting and present it as such. I used Photoshop to see what my work would look life in different settings; this is where I superimposed my ceramics on plinths. Knowing I couldn’t use gallery plinths from home, I had to think of the next best thing. I had considered a table, but with the detail of the art and the fragility of it I wanted it to be near eye level so could be appreciated up close. I trialled the pieces on a shelf against a plain wall that I already had in my kitchen, after taking these pictures I ended up discussing it with peers and my tutors to come to the conclusion that it looked a bit clinical. In my efforts to not sentimeltalize my presentation, it looked out of place. My tutor suggested presenting these in nature, I had thought about this but worried it may look like a garden centre decoration in that setting. I decided to take test shots anyway, to experiemnt with presentation.
I ended up liking the look of all the three sculptures photographed seperately in different natural enviroments. This was to create visual variation, and not just look like I had plopped each sculpture in the same place and photographed them. I wanted the placement to be deliberate and considered. I narrowed each sculpture down to three images I liked, and used these as my final piece submissions. I think the home working was a big impairment to this, as a lot of details like the texture on the pieces and the needle felted mushroom caps cannot be seen and appreciated fully over the screen. I will upload videos to try and combat this issue.
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