These pictures are from Tayo's 2016 exhibition practice brief. 

 

The goal of this brief was to organised two public, interactive exhibitions at two public areas in Farnham(Gostrey Meadow Park and the United Reform Church), and encourage members of the public to participate. 

 

The theme of the project was community, where Tayo's group recorded the reactions of each member of the community as they took park in the exhibitions. Each member of the group picked one artist each, and did research on them. The work of each artist would be incorporated into the exhibitions. Tayo researched the Polaroid work of Wendy Ewald, a photographer who works with Polaroids.   

 

Their first exhibition was in Gostrey Meadow Park, an ideal area for crowds of people.

 

Using clothes rails and a blown up image of a kitchen, they asked each participant to place a different coloured sticker onto an area of the image, while they recorded them doing it. While some were very interested and took part, others looked at the group with indifference and walked past away. It really showed the kind of community that lives in Farnham. While most will happily take part in a public activity for fun, others are just not interested and sees the group hosting the activity as an annoyance. 

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The group didn't need any permission to set up their first exhibition in the park, but they needed permission to set up their second exhibition at the United Reform Church. 

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Initially, Tayo tried to get permission by going directly to the church and talking to the staff, but he didn't completely understand all the details, like how long his group would be and where they would set up their exhibition. Once Tayo acquired more information, he asked permission from the church, and they agreed. They held their exhibition during lunch, which was the best time for crowds of people to gather, and making it easier for them to invite members of the public to take part in their second event.

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For the second exhibition, the group asked people to spin a twister wheel, and if the arrow landed on an image of a specific artist, one member of the group would have to talk about their respective artist, and then the person would stick an image of the artist's work on the picture. No one asked Tayo about Wendy (which was very disappointing). Still, it was a successful exhibition and a successful brief overall.

 

This brief taught Tayo how to properly organise an exhibition, the importance of finding the right venue and interacting with the audience.

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The groups of people who took part were very kind, and were really enjoying themselves. There was more enthusiasm for the second event then the first, though that might have something to do with the fact that they were inside, and not outside. 

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