After Sunday, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to display as my final installation. But I still played around with ideas to see how it would look.
The main 2 ideas that I had in terms of positioning was placing the sculpture in the middle of the wall, or having it tucked away on a smaller wall. The issue with having it tucked away especially if it was down low was being able to fit in the light. This meant that I was fairly restricted with the positioning. I considered putting it on a different wall that was smaller but found the light would get in the way of peoples work, and I still really liked how it looked in the middle.
Then I tried putting my other sculpture along side it on plinth but I felt it detracted from the main sculpture without really bringing anything great.
By having it in the middle of the wall, it gave lots of space for the light to get in at the right angle and gave a good perspective to viewers when they walk around the room; with the symmetry lining up just as they walk past. It is simple yet effective with the bold black ‘wing’ and the shadow really drawing attention when contrasted with the white wall behind. This allows the viewer to focus on the symmetry rather than getting distracted by other elements.
I was also looking at the position of the light as that affects the way the shadow is formed. I prefer for the shadow not to be stretched and instead for it to be symmetrical. I found this was more impactful.
Check the next post for final installation!!