The next big challenge for this piece is the presentation. While I originally toyed with the idea of presenting the prints in either one or multiple stacks, I feel like this will not serve to enhance my concept in any way.
I brainstormed a few ideas with my parents by first establishing what my final work will attempt to communicate. Below are some comments and observations:
- exploring the loss or redundancy of the handmade in a capitalist context.
- repetition
- an interaction between the body and the machine
Ideas for the presentation of the postcards:
1. In a stack with a branding or serial number on the back, in the manner of Ai Weiwei’s, Ai Weiwei: An Archive, which saw the artist print thousands of his tweets on rice paper and exhibits them in the manner of a traditional archive (www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ai-wei-wei-twitter)
- what is then the audience’s role? Do I invite them to take a card? Does presenting the work in a stack mean the audience will only be able to see a select number of prints?
- ended up putting a serial number on the back of the photos
2. Wrap up the stack in brown paper packages emblazoned with the words Made in China or otherwise.
3. Labelled and sorted in a Rolodex (ala Mad Men) or alphabetised document holder
4. Vacuum packed? Could prove quite difficult, and I don't think it would do much to enhance the work.