Today we discussed the execution of my bed sheet banner plan. Tracey suggested that rather than trying to have five banners up in different places, I could do three to five in one place to ensure that they'll definitely be seen. I could then move these banners to a different town one or two days later and let them travel which would therefore mean they'd be more likely seen and may have a higher impact. While thinking about the making of these banners, Pete suggested I try dying my pieces of fabric and then sewing them together to make the pride flag which creates an alternative to painting. Additionally, we discussed the hanging of these banners, thus far my plan has been to hang them on bamboo however, Pete said this may be unstable and suggested the green propping sticks (I am unsure of their names at this time) you can often buy from garden centres. This has inspired me to take on these suggestions as I feel they will be beneficial to my piece and make for something more 'news worthy'. My idea to tip off a newspaper still stands as I feel that this would increase the audience seeing my works and the point of this piece is very much to get it in the public eye.
In terms of my final display for the exhibition, Tracey has suggested I use the window side of the base room to hang my banners and display my photos and other works (plus a possible news article) as this would be the best area to use as a sort of walk through installation. My aim is to make it seem as though my audience are walking through a gay pride march or something similar with the audio of Ian McKellen talking about his gay history in the background as though he is addressing the people of a gay pride march.
Following the incident where lesbians were attacked in Portsmouth, I feel that now more than ever it is important for me to create loud pride filled work which tells the world we're not going away, hence my plan to put my final piece in the public eye.
