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Day eight: Final Presentation to Special Collections. Two weeks of hard work presented in 10 minutes to special collections and MMU representatives. We received great feedback and overall felt our project fully met the requirements of the task in hand. We received good feedback in regard to our concept being fully incorporated into the fabric of the Mabel Tyecote Drama building.

Posted 22 May 2015 16:52
Day seven: Presentation preparation. We presented our sheet to our event leaders in turn they gave us feedback Running through each group's work and their respective presentation sheet that we have asked for, in order to best convey their final work before they present it to Special Collections tomorrow.
Posted 22 May 2015 16:03
Day seven: Attachment grid. After a tutorial with our leaders we decided to produce the conceptual grid that would support our hanging structure in order to show MMU staff the following day. We felt this would help being our concept to fruition. Using welding techniques we produced a structurally stable grid that our display would hang from.
Posted 22 May 2015 15:46
Day six: Informal presentation. Our group presented our work to 5th years in order for them to give us feedback on security, and health and safety concerns when presenting the corset from a hanging structure. Producing solutions such as LED lighting to prevent damage from natural sun light and ventilation to maintain humidity levels.
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Day five: Investigation into shock. With the 'shock-value' of our concept being a main feature to reflect Vivienne Westwood's thinking, we decided to record the reactions of the targeted audience of drama students and how they interacted with the display.
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Day five: Investigation of light. We blacked out the room in order to cast shadows from the skeletons. By implementing lights around the inside of the ribcage and focusing lights onto the corsets produced interesting shadows around the room that we decided wanted to be a crucial feature in our display.
Posted 22 May 2015 15:17
Day four: Concept development. Creating concept visuals and prototype test models at 1:20 allowing us to play with the space of the room at a manageable scale. Experimentation of light at a small scale in preparation for our 1:1 model.
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Day three: Design discussions. Tutorial day with 5th years discussing our individual group ideas and the process of developing them into prototype models the following week. Our group researched into Vivienne Westwood and how she was strongly inspired by the shock value of punk era fashion. Developing the use of skeletons to represent thin models as opposed to using mannequins placed in the drama school.
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Day two: Site Visit. Introduction into the potential sites; John Dalton, Mabel Tylecote or the Brooks building. Analysis of how the artefacts would engage with the buildings specific student group and weaving the object into the fabric of the building itself.
Posted 22 May 2015 11:52
Day two: Special Collections Visit. Introduction talk into the history of 5 artefacts; Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1756 Book, 1980 Vivienne Westwood corsets, 3d Printed Femur stool, 1953 Posters and a 1898 Asalvie drug jar.
Posted 22 May 2015 11:49
Day one: Manchester Museum Visit. Investigation into historical artefact displays and the implementation of lighting to draw attention to the object. Noted the use of shock and use of additional objects in order to highlight the exhibition thus making it more memorable to the viewer.
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Day one: Whitworth Art Gallery Visit. Investigation into artistic exhibition displays to understand design factors that enhance its effectiveness to the viewer. For example Cornelia Parker, Cold Dark Matter, An Exploded View; uses shadow to magnify the exploded view.
Posted 22 May 2015 11:38