Wunderkammer Part 3

1. Collect 10 examples of visual references for the presentation of your collection (you may already have some of these). You can do this today in class.

These could be japanese advertising, still lifes, fashion magazine spreads, car part catalogues, a scientific laboratory, a rube goldberg machine, etc. The only requirement is that they represent an understood way of presenting objects or related collection of parts (objects, places, people). It can sometimes be interesting to use a seemingly unrelated system to present your collection - ie. displaying a collection of toiletries as you would medical equipment. Of course you might want to have an idea of what you are trying to convey by creating that kind of tension.

Use your references to refine/recontextualize the presentation of your images in your 'cabinet'. This is an opportunity to have fun with the details - maybe you add numbering or other graphic elements to allude to your references. Bring the digital file of your refinements - this should be the final version of the collection side of your 'cabinet'.

2. Now you must consider the other side. Today we will have a lasercutter demo and next week a screenprinting demo. Bring in a life size print of the reverse of your 'cabinet' - can be BW and tiled (better not to tile tho). This can take whatever form you wish (pattern, image, title), but it should reveal something more about your collection rather than just acting as a frame for what is already there. Consider whether this reverse side will be viewed first or last.