Feedback crit for test exhibition.

The feedback crit went reallywell and there were quite a few positive points about my work. Below are some notes I made during the crit:

• The feeling of claustrophobia is definitely coming across in my work.
• The space I used looks like a corridor and leads to nowhere - dead end. Reflects obsolete places I was talking about in my presentation.
•  The factory has no purpose - not doing anything - relates to the space as it is not usually a space which is used, also relatesas the space leads you around the images - redundant spaces.
• Develop the idea of the corridor that leads to nowhere - possibilities of making my own corridor.
• Black and white insinuates something that is left abandones - especially where the black in the images blends into the blackness of the walls. 
• Eerie situation.
• Images about documentation - grainy - eerie.
• Commented on the dark space next to where I am working - someone thought that it related to my work, as there are things just thrown in there, however this was not my intention - be aware of the spaces used around me.
• Comments on the photocopy paper - cheap paper - throw away/disposable. Also relatable to the factory pictured.
• Play about with lighting - the lighting used didnt really work with the images I used.
• The space is definitely significant to my work - need to think of how I can take this further.
• How much response is to the space I've used and how much is to the images I've used.
• Window - focal point.

Things to test further before the student-led crits on 06/03

• Play with lighting.
• Adjust lighting so you can't see the floor.
• Maybe use no lighting at all? - mundane - gap in the curtain as main source of light? Dimmer light as source of light?
• Think of sizing of images and positioning of images. (The way I positioned them looked quite odd against the size of the bricks in the room.
• Could do one picture per brick.
• Think of installation - put things on floor - work with the space.
• Painting on photographs would work well in the dark room - maybe not be able to tell they have been painted on - could make them really eerie.
• Play about with contrast on black and white photographs and display them in the dark room.
• Visual and spacial experiences - work on getting it right.
• Try presenting images differently - more rigid layout - or the opposite more "messy/irregular" layout.
• Think about the quantity of images used.
• Try scaling up images on illustrator to make images the same size as the walls.

I am quite pleased with the feedback that I received as I was really unsure if I was getting my point across within my work. The feedback was mostly positive, the only negative things being the positioning/lighting of the images, and the disused dark space which is behind the space I am using, as I did not block it off.

There is definitely a lot to go on that I can try out before the student-led crit groups on Thursday. My favourite ideas being putting objects on the floor such as gravel, with dimmed lighting for experience of the viewers. Also I am leaning toward the idea of putting images on each brick in the room.