Displays

Over the past week I have tried to find ways for work to be displayed within the exhibition. The ideas so far include:

- chicken wire
- wire mesh
- panel stands
- velcro
- polystyrene

The idea of using chicken wire and wire mesh work in a similar way. It is to get maximum usage from the space that we will have. Mounting the work to wire mesh would allow us to hang work in the corners of the room as well as different angles along the walls. Although this would appear messy and out of place within the exhibit, the natural theme would allow us to cover it up quite easily to blend in. The use of the wire mesh and chicken wire would be the most effective for a discrete display for the work.


With the chicken wire it would allow us to hang work away from the walls and possibly add depth to the exhibits. Using this alongside the polystyrene, the work could be displayed at numerous angles and also not appear flat. This would hopefully offer variety and make the displays more interesting.

Idea:
The problem with these ideas is that they may not be strong enough to hold the display boards. A way round it is to cut the display boards into smaller sections.

If it is found that the above ideas are not strong enough then an alternative is to use panel stands or even velcro. Velcro is very strong and could easily be used to attach the work to the walls. Also if the work was to be knocked by a visitor then it would withstand the hit and still remain on the wall.

The panel stands could be decorated to fit in with the theme, they are sturdy and offer a secure base for us to mount the work onto. the problem with the stands is that they are not cost effective. With a decent budget then i'd recommend these, but as this is not the case then it will not be as easy to find the money towards them.