Exhibition Design (in progress)
As we continue to paint the letters, we’re now moving onto some exhibition design for the launch of the Letter Library.
Really preliminary ideas here … but the gist of it is around wanting the work to feel open…
Not sure that we’ll go with tape on top of the photos like this.
4×6 photos and corresponding negatives.
Lovely test stamp.
Call and response.
Excite, grid.
A proposed stamp for the backs of the letters.
Hiba and Sara are still at the space, I’m heading back later this evening. Huge shout-out to Kiki for kicking ass alongside Kevin today, painting white styrofoam white.
More tomorrow.
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