The task was to create a personal exhibition on Spoke (Mozilla Hubs) in any desired style. When being confronted by this task, many different initial ideas came to mind and having visited many exhibitions across the world, this task was approached very willingly. Having lived in Italy for over 3 years, I was particularly fascinated by the architecture I saw and the warmth of colours and ambience. To explore this further, I researched many of the buildings I have personally visited to spark inspiration.
My most prominent inspiration came from Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, which I visited often when living in Milan and was breath-taken every time. Its high ceilings and walls lit up with a golden haze of light creates a sense of wealth and warmth as soon as you walk in. Situated in the main Piazza of Milan, the open aired Gallery is lined with designer shops and populated by the busy, curious tourists that visit the city. Many times I’ve stood in the centre of the crossed ‘paths’ and have looked above me in awe at the beautiful arched glass ceiling above lined in cast iron. This elegant 19th century shopping arcade has an energy which propels tourists to explore more of the city. Architecturally Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is designed intricately with stunning results. In this project I was inspired by the Gallery and wanted to give the place a similar feel with having a long entrance leading off into another section which the Gallery does. The glass ceiling was also inspired by this master-piece, and the mountains surrounding the building are to express the feelings tourists have when walking through.
The British Museum has a spacious, energetic feel to it. When visitors enter its grandiosity, they instantly feel compelled to lift their heads to the latticed glass ceiling with the beaming sun pouring through. This inspired me to include a glass ceiling/ windows to the roof of my exhibition. Obviously the colours would depend on the changing seasons, and that would give the building a greater depth and diversity. On a reflective note, my art is constantly changing, as are my creative insights, therefore I would like this to be reflected in my personal exhibition.
When considering the flooring of the exhibition, I chose water to symbolise my thought process with art/ design. Water is cleansing, compelling and refreshing. On the flip side, it can drag you down and work against you. Personally I have a love hate relationship with water, I love the positive attributes it has… but can also be my worst enemy when trying to keep afloat. With art there is a similar story, creativity comes in waves and sometimes we are unable to control it. When I have creative ideas, sometimes they come easily, and other times there’s a block and I feel like I’m sinking. I have represented this in the building, showing that the creative work was made when I was ‘on-top of’ or ‘in-control of’ my creative flow.
Future, past and present are all concepts that I find fascinating to dive-deep on. My past desires are important to today and tomorrow, but those that shape my future are even-more so. My desire is to explore Arabic and Indian cultures around the world. The architecture especially fascinates me, with the rounded rooftops, and fascinating intricate designs covering the outer-walls. Then the simpler, pattern-less buildings are even more curious, as they often contain detail on the inside of the building… essentially drawing the viewers imagination into the building. To further represent this in the exhibition, I covered the inside/ outside of the building in patterns to show where I would like to go with my creative style. The golden colour inspires a sense of wealth within the walls, which is how I view art. Art enriches the soul, and creates curiosity in life. My desire is for others to be enriched by all the design/art work I do, so benefit others and spark independent thinking.
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” ― Bill Keane
The created scene has many objects inside to bring a bit of perspective when viewers enter it, including trees, benches, a reception area, lights etc. Spoke was exciting to explore, and required patience and time in order to make the building what it turned out to be. When constructing ‘3D’ buildings before spoke I would play on Sims or use Google Sketch up, so this was a new challenge.
Following on from this project, I would like to create more environments and explore ways of transforming thoughts and imagination into tangible virtual reality experiences.
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