I have taken some photos to show the location and its surrounding (taken around 1pm.)
From the outside the shop looks very open, it has very large windows that allow you to see practically the entire inside of the store. This could be used to our advantage either allowing people to see all the work without having to come in or using the windows to display work (enticing people inside.) There is sufficient space above the windows to also display banners or information, also having two wide doors means it wont be cramped getting people in and out.
Obviously there are still boxes within the shop, the last renaming bits from Christmas. But from the photo above you can see the significance of the large windows and how they allow a broad vision from both inside and out.
The space is quite large inside, giving us allot of space to work with. There are obviously columns dotted around the shop but do not take up much space. Also you can see from the floor there is already a wooden pathway, that guides people into the shop. Once they have seen an item that they like they then walk onto the carpet to that specific area, but this will be fantastic when it comes to the exhibition. As with a little bit of work it already has a path laid out around the shop for the viewers.
The carpet space takes up most of the shop, which would obviously be the location of the work for each student. You can notice that the walls are covered in racks for hanging hooks within the shop, these will most probably stay there and luckily they are not too offensive to the eyes and could easily be covered if necessary.
Overall from looking at the location of the shop and the inside and contents, it presents allot of potential for our art gallery. It has allot of space and areas to walk around, the view from outside is perfect being able to see in nearly the entire shop. And also if you look at the photos there are probably about 6-10 people inside the shop, this is when it is being cleared out. From listening to people entering they mentioned it was changing and wanted to check it out. (So when the whole area is redesigned with our class work, I am confident to say that it will peak some interest.)
Just another point to make.
Upon walking past the shops near the area described there was also another shop that had been closed down with nothing inside it. It was allot smaller than the Christmas Shop but made me stop and wonder could this be the location of the Exhibition?
It is not as big as the previous shop, but still had good sized windows and doors. However due to its narrow design it would be harder to see more work from outside, you would probably only see the work that is presented near the doors.
Inside looks to me more like an exhibition, that the previous. Mainly because it just has blank walls and a wooden floor, which is what you would expect when going to see works of art. Where as the other location does simply look like a shop and will relatively still look like a shop after the theme and work has been placed inside. It has a nicer feel to it, but the size is a real issue it is allot smaller and would struggle to fit all the work inside without being crammed and giving the viewer a headache upon entry.
No comments:
Post a Comment