Lastest Ideas for Display

Have considered various options for how to display my work. The latest ideas have resolved around shelving, initially I decided to have them on an angle but that created problems around the way to attach the pieces to the shelf. I thought holes would be a solution but that meant I would have to know exactly what I was going to put in the final show as the holes would have to be cut in advance of fixing them to the wall.
On Monday I spoke with Helen Kirwen about installation. We reviewed various options about display including using glass to topped plinths and very selected pieces. We considered the intimate nature of some of the pieces and the advantage of having a slightly hidden area that people would have to seek out the work. (see drawing in black covered sketch book/log)
On the subject of shelving we thought about which walls should be used. Helen expressed concern about the breeze block walls at the back of my space so it was decided not to put shelves there to avoid drawing attention to them. Also to shelve all the walls would restrict the viewing space.
The next consideration was to have a flat shelf and we talked about the colour and finish. Initally it seemed a good idea to paint them white gloss. Anna even found a car spraying man who would spray them both sides for about £50
I was then concerned about which shade of white would work with both the gallery wall and set the pieces off. Many of the porcelain was almost disappearing against a white back ground. I considered a grey or black so we tried it out by wrapping a shelf in black paper. I also oiled a test piece of MDF which was how I came to the conclusion after talking with Steve McPherson I have decided to oil the MDF which will darken it enough to create a contrast.


One of the pieces on oiled MDF