After the installation had finished it was interesting to see how the room had changed throughout the duration of the day. We had more people than anticipated come and see the installation so that was very satisfying for the entire group.
The outcome of the performance resulted on discovering the effect on the materials provided. One of the most interesting outcomes for me personally was the effect on the paint balloon canvas as has produced an amazing piece of art through the audience having fun. This canvas is effectively one of the products of ’cause and effect’ in our installation.
It is even more interesting as the canvas has similar qualities to the work of Ian Davenport who experimented with colour on canvas:
“If you put paint on to a canvas with a brush, you know what it will do. But what if you use something else to apply the paint? It’s going to do something different, perhaps something you never expected” (Davenport 2009).
Similar to the work of Davenport, we wanted the outcome to be exciting for the participants in control and the excitement they achieved from this.
‘Invitation’ was the core concept within our performance aesthetic. We invited our participants to enter the space and use the materials around them however their mood allowed them to. It was important for us not to influence the participants on how they should use the materials within the space this was so that their outcome was truthful to their mood. We wanted to see the ’cause and effect’ of the stations and for the participants to document their feeling through the materials and on the Twitter feeds provided.
It was also satisfying to see how the participants contributed to the twitter feed, there was lots of positive comments about how the different areas allowed them to express themselves and effectively change their moods.
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In the other sections like the ‘lose it’ section the broken crockery which surrounded the area was evidence of the participant creating an effect and at the same time releasing energy. In the ‘say something nice’ area the audience had left many comments on the pictures that said positive and nice things. It was important to consider that if we had presented our installation in a different environment, for example, in the middle of a city or in an area which invited public that we had not met before, would the outcome of been different? Would some of the comments have been different? Would the audience be more apprehensive about partaking in our ‘Experiential’ work? These were all questions that we brought to our own attention as it seemed that hosting this installation piece within the theatre and in an environment of like minded and similar people worked in our favour. Personally I think it would be very interesting to see the installation in a completely different light which invited the public and to see the effect from their point of view.
Ultimately, I feel that our Installation was very successful as the participants really embraced the sections and enjoyed doing it in the process. It was really nice to see all the comments and the effect of the canvas’ as an end product. If I was to change anything, I would like to experiment with different materials and objects and see if the results are different or the same. If we were able to take one of the sections and make it on a bigger scale and invite a different kind of audience I think it would be enjoyable to see the contrasting effects.
Works Cited:
The observer for the Guardian: Artist Ian Davenport on how he paints Availible at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/sep/20/guide-to-painting-ian-davenport Accessed on: May 17 2013.