I spoke with Simon Griggs about the Flexhibition walls available for me to use in the HC building. I described the shape I wanted to create and we spoke about health and safety restrictions, and the brackets that would be needed to fix the walls in place. After contacting some further people, Simon assured me that the space I want to create would be fine
(far left). We also discussed how I would fix my work to the walls, and I decided that blue tack or sticky pads would be ideal so as not to ruin the surface of the walls with pins.
Having spoken to Martin Donnelly, an ICT technician at Solent about the use of a TV screen as part of my installation, I am now considering the idea of a projector. The televisions available for me to use range from 42-52 inch flatscreens, which, while they would provide a large, high definition display for my film, I worry they might be a little too modern for the theme of my work: the focus of my project is to strip everything down to it's bare bones and revert to simplicity. Therefore, I think the use of a projector may add a more vintage, aged effect to the visuals of the film. One issue I will have to overcome is the fact that my audience may block the projection and cast shadows if they step in front of the projector. To combat this, Martin said it would be possible to place the projector higher up - failing this, I will section off an area that my audience cannot walk through, and place the projector on a small table.
However, as a large focus for my work is texture, I fear that a projector may lose some of the high definition detail in the skin and bodies that the film camera will capture. A HD television would be much better at displaying every bump in the skin, every hair and blemish. To avoid the problem of the television seeming too modern, I could use fabrics to obscure and disguise the device, so that it doesn't stand out so much as a very obviously modern television.

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