In our current exhibition project, we are in the interpretive step, where we are to pull our objects together and begin to think about their display. There are several ways to go about the layout, perhaps by chronology or object medium. We chose to really go into our subject, and my teammate and I ended up at the Women’s Center for hours on end, researching post WWII advertising to women.
In the interpretive step, we have found it most interesting that the dividing walls which separate different parts of the exhibition can be manipulated in so many ways to have unique experiences. These are generally created or influenced by the objects in the show, or perhaps by the era in which they were created. In our case, we chose to go with the streamlined new 1950’s automobile, large, bold curves, shiny aluminum and bulky cabin space as the inspiration for our partition walls for the older part of our show.
The closing of our exhibition features a kitchen designed my modernist architect and industrial designer, Zaha Hadid. This kitchen is elevated on a ramp and so the handrails and supporting walls reflect the sharp lines, and starkness of Hadid’s white countertops. In this room, there is also a slit in the wall/window that is mirrored from the top of the angled wall. This window overlooks the older kitchens that are featured downstairs.
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