My task was to design an exhibition in a large open room with little wall space and no installed hanging system.
The design had to have accessibility built into every detail. I designed a hanging system from metal conduit that
would fit into the industrial aesthetic of the space, attached to existing holes in the concrete ceiling beams.
The design had to have accessibility built into every detail. I designed a hanging system from metal conduit that
would fit into the industrial aesthetic of the space, attached to existing holes in the concrete ceiling beams.
The design gave a clear floor across the space, allowing complete access for wheelchair users.
I dimmed the house lights and added three spots against the outer walls to give fill lighting.
I dimmed the house lights and added three spots against the outer walls to give fill lighting.
The portraits were hung along the beams with access room between them. This created
vistas across the room to draw the viewer's eye into different parts of the exhibition.
vistas across the room to draw the viewer's eye into different parts of the exhibition.
The exhibition guide, which is also shown in my Behance portfolio, gave clear and simple text descriptions for each portrait. This avoided the use of hung labels for the photographs and focussed the viewers on the importance of accessibility, that was intrinsic to the show's subject. The guide was also available as an audio description, following the same order as the printed guide.
The show was very well attended by the target audience of government ministers, policy advisors, international development and disability experts. When the government's new Disability Framework was announced it included all the elements on which the campaign was based.
The exhibition was so successful that we transfered it to the Oxo Gallery on the Southbank in London for a public show, below. This was very well attended and attracted many new supporters of Sightsavers' work. In this design, below, I used the gallery windows to help draw the viewer's eye in by sticking vinyl picture frames on them. This echoed the campaign's title 'Put us in the Picture', which refers to the people with disabilities who are left out of many international development policies. The exhibition has since transferred to New York and Dublin.
