Im Aufbau
Wie sich eine Ausstellung verändert, wenn die Arbeit endlich auf den Raum trifft.
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The installation is where an exhibition stops being a plan and becomes a physical composition.
The room is part of the work
Scale, distance, wall colour, light and architecture change the way a work is read. A piece that felt complete in the studio can become too quiet in the gallery. Another can suddenly dominate the room.
For us, installation is part of curating. Scale, light, sequence and architecture carry the creative decisions into the room.
From the JournalAn exhibition is composed in space.
Decisions happen at full scale
Works move. Heights change. A wall can be repainted. A sequence that looked logical on a screen can feel completely wrong once the objects are present.
The useful decisions are often physical and immediate. You stand back, walk through the room, change one thing and look again.
Gathering, ein Raum voller Gesichter
Julia Gaudard verwandelt eine Gruppe gemalter Figuren in einen sozialen Raum.
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