Week 13 Research / Reflections

In our showcase exhibition, I hoped for our group’s work to be viewed in a free and loose structure in a relaxed environment. This is also similar to watching fragments in replicating a dream-like experience as I have mentioned in my previous post. With our video edited in a looped sequence and having a space to discover and interact with what was around the set design, it allowed for people to enter and leave anytime but also fully engage with our exhibition. 

For our exhibition I was a bit surprised to see our exhibition space smaller in comparison to what I had imagined. However, setting up the partition walls and adding some prop items completed the image of our space replicating a bedroom. It was quite interesting seeing a main pattern of people entering exhibition space by watching our video to then walking around the space and reading or even writing in the dream journal. Even with no group members there to explain our exhibition, I saw from a distance our exhibition being quite intuitive and free in allowing people to discover the space and sit down in watching our video which I thought was very impressive.

I thought my group collaborated quite well in communicating our strengths and using them to complete our project. Also we felt quite comfortable in giving suggestions to one another about possibilities and adjustments throughout the process. In making our video, I thought we could have communicated more on the technical aspects of how we shoot footage so that it can look even more consistent throughout. As someone who is into video making and finds importance in these technical settings, I felt like I missed out on this opportunity of sharing what I know to my group members so that they can use what they have to the fullest potential. However I intentionally did not talk a lot about this as I thought it may overcomplicate the process but, I was very happy with our end product of what we made together.