Due to the event being a community based art project, for the Barne Barton Event, we had a duty to show as much of the work as possible and to represent the artwork within the community the most effectively. We set out a floor plan prior to the event of where each element would go and then work from there. This was very different to how we had first imagined curating the event. However it allowed us as a curatorial team to learn to be flexible and accepting of different circumstances.
This was due to the main selection of the works being done on the day of the event, as this was when we had got access to the photographs. This process was done after preparing the space, the curatorial team went though the photographs and selected the best and dismissed some that we’re bad quality. This allowed us to begin to narrow the numbers of photographs however still insuring pictures of the children were within the exhibition. This process worked very well for this type of event and the curatorial team thrived at these circumstances. It was at this point the curating of the event was down to Reiss, Tess and I, outside agencies gave us full control.
Artist As Curator 