As the main piece of my show is a film projection I needed a darkened space to show the full extent of the power the film possesses. I wanted the flames to light up the space bringing a sense of warmth and vibrancy to,what is somewhat, a minimal space. I also wanted to create an overwhelming feeling of the lack of control we have over the flames and how we feel a sense of danger whilst surrounded by them.
To create the darkened space, I had to convert what was a very light flooded studio space into a darkened den. Therefore, the walls were painted grey to prevent the light bouncing of the walls and the entrance to the space was made curved to block out light and to also mimic the shape of a gypsy vardo entrance. Canvas was needed as a last minute light block as too much sun was creeping into the space at certain times of the day. I choose canvas over black out material as I believed it would be too harsh a contrast and the canvas was also used in all my other pieces... I believe it is very important whilst putting a show together to make everything link and flow well together.
As a finishing touch to the entrance to the space I placed the three burnt remains of the vardo around the arch way, which could appear to represent one thing before entering the space and another whilst leaving.
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