Gage Gallery Exhibition

Gage Gallery

Left: Hanging detail, Right: Final Hanging of 'EBOV VP40'

Exhibition set up

Exhibition Opening Night

My Experience of Gage Gallery 

Overall I think my final outcome at Gage Gallery was fairly successful given the time scale we had. My final piece EBOV VP40 was a continuation of my current practice. Having the opportunity to present my work in a gallery space really challenged me and enabled me to think about the real world application of the work I produce in my practice. 

During my time at Gage Gallery we faced a few challenges in both the organisation of the exhibition itself and personally with the presentation of my work. Workings part of a group held its own challenges with communication and working out how everyones work will both fit together in the space, generating conversation between the work whilst also creating an exhibition that flows and makes sense for the visiting audience. We also faced challenges with publicity of the opening event. 

When first putting up my work in the gallery I had concerns over the size of my work and whether it would work and whether it would have enough of a presence against the other work featured in the gallery. After talking to visiting tutors I would have liked to have developed my work more but unfortunately due to workshop availability and time I was restricted to what I could do, although I feel adding the curtain to the work both enlarged it and gave my work more of a presence whilst also adding another dimension to my piece, creating a stronger connection to the medical connotations of my subject. 

Looking back at my time at Gage Gallery, if I were to exhibit my work again in a similar situation I would try and be more prepared to handle the challenges the space presents. For example; visiting the space earlier so I can get a better idea for placement of my work, booking in workshop time early to tackle such problems and enable me to experiment more with ideas and make sure that publicity and advertising of the event isn't side lined in order to ensure a successful opening event. 

I am pleased with the outcome for the exhibition as a whole and believe it has been a very valuable experience in preparation for future shows that occur.