Despite term two being crazy with work load and attempting to resolve such a large project, this term is also about taking on additional opportunities. The course as mentioned previously has provided us with the opportunity to take on some additional project, to help stretch our practice and portfolio. Tonight was the launch of the 'mobile archive project'. This project involves the collaboration of MAISD students, Sue Ridge [supported by Ken Wilder] and the UAL special collections archive form each of the six colleges. The brief . . well that is what we write tonight, an archive system and portable museum that can display an array of products form each of the collection. Sue who is leading the project is also working with the archives and is also producing a body of x-rays, yes x-rays of the objects that will support the exhibition. It is a really exciting project, it has a budget, and it is on the ten of us who have signed up to the project to design a proto-type.
The first meeting was really an opportunity to meet with Sue and to start defining some of the parameters of the project.
- There will be three items taken from each collection to be exhibited
- The structure must be easily portable and the scale must be supportive of working on each site [lifts/doors etc]
- X-rays will be presented alongside the objects
-elements could include: light boxes, shelves, drawers, instruments [magnifying glasses and white gloves for handling]
- It must be lockable
- Ken mentioned wheels a lot, and he had a point in the movement of the stricture
- There will be a supporting catalogue of our work and ideas
Next week will be presenting some initial precedents sourced and some sketches of ideas based on my research. My initial thoughts were modular systems [perhaps multiples?] that come together to produce this collection collection.
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