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Programme
Manager
We weren’t trying to fight a bland office environment we
were actually trying to work with it. In many respects we
tried to push it too far down the post-apocalyptic route
particularly when it came to lighting… It was done in an
economical way and felt different as you moved through the
show as well. At least those individual rooms had a
different quality to them.
The researcher enquired if the exhibition had lived up to the partners
expectations of it. In general it had. CD had concerns their audience would
expect more exhibition and product-led activity from them in the future when
that is not their objective. In this sense there was some unease the exhibition
had been too favourably received. PM expressed concerns about the treatment
of the exhibition space - that it had been overdone in an attempt to offset the
appearance of the commercial office development.
11. Were you happy with the way the work was displayed?
Creative Yes absolutely I was very pleased with the end result of how
Director the work was displayed… Obviously it was being shown
within a non-gallery venue which has huge implications into
how that visually looks and how it feels and how accessible
it was.
Programme I liked the way that show felt and the way the show
Manager sounded. It was annoying to have the fire doors that were
tied into the fire alarm system with electromagnetic catches.
We had to put up lots of signs to encourage people to get
right to the back.
The partners were asked if they were happy with the way the work was
displayed. Both responded positively. CD acknowledged the limitations of the
space in terms of visual appearance and accessibility to the general public. PM
also pointed to this and indicated that efforts had been made to encourage
visitors to explore the building. PM was satisfied with the atmosphere of the
space beyond its visual appearance.
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