Exhibition Diary: The rest of the set up

Day two of the set up was all about the details of the exhibition- from titles and panels to mounting garments and setting up lighting. The momentum seemed to grow with each installation that was mounted and finished. Ideas that had only existed in our imaginations began to take shape and there was a real buzz in the room as we added the lights and the final touches.

 Fabiana tracing out the titles.

 Hayley mounting Eva van Aalst's paradoxical shoes.

       Emma, Cecilie and Niamh mounting Hiroko Nakagima's surreal picture frame dress. 

Fabiana, Giulia and Cecilie drawing lines around a display.

Exhibition Diary: Day 1 - the set up

Would-be curators might find it a bit of a shock to be up a ladder trying to work out how to attach something to the wall or with a paint brush in hand tackling a Victorian warehouse wall, that just doesn't seem to want to be painted. But unfortunately there aren't little exhibition elves who come and set up for you exactly as you've planned....curating is not just about research and the logic of an exhibition, its realisation as well. So undaunted the Looking Twice team arrived in the Collective yesterday armed with paint brushes, gaffer tape and fishing wire a plenty.

Here's a sneak preview of how we're getting on!

 Painting the wall that seems to repel paint!

 Our pride and joy- the curtains!

Fabiola, May, Giulia, Fabiana and Emma with the last curtain.

If you want to see the fruits of our labour come down to Collective Gallery, Camden High Street (Mornington Crescent end) between Sunday and Wednesday (12-7 apart from Tues 12-6) !