Unit X Space: First Look

Unit X Space: London Scottish House 

Tuesday 26th April 2016

We were introduced to the space where our exhibitions will be, it is the ‘London Scottish House’ in Manchester near the G-Mex. It is an old office building which has a lot of space and separate rooms such as the corner room, kitchen and server room.

We were supposed to see the space as a group, however different members ran into problems involving travel and finding the building. Therefore we saw the space separately and met as the groups transferred. This will give us an opportunity to discuss our thoughts on the space at our next meeting.

 The ceiling is important as we will be hanging objects, therefore these photographs will be used as reference during our discussions on how we will hang these objects. 

We were given a talk about health and safety about the building and being within the space, then we were allowed to browse the space ourselves. We found a corner room which we thought would be appropriate for our installation. This is because the corner room is walled off from the rest of the space, however provides enough leg room to walk around. We thought this would be appropriate because our installation has multiple hanging elements which could pose a health and safety risk; therefore if the audience have to step into the space there is less chance of someone stumbling or falling into the installation. We have already considered ideas on how to make our installation safe, but we believe this would be another necessary step.

We took photos of the space to show the rest of the group and to allow future planning of the space. At our next meeting we will discuss the measurements of the space and begin to blueprint our installation including quantities and space.