Wanneroo Cultural Centre
Finalist in a team with Penny Bovell and Margaret Dillon.
description of the project:
ban·ner n
1. a long piece of cloth, often bearing a symbol or slogan, and attached at each end to a pole or hanging from the top of a pole
2. a guiding principle, cause, or philosophy
3. an advertisement in the form of a rectangular logo or headline spread across the width of a Web page
4. the flag of a country or army
5. a flag used by a king, emperor, or knight when going into battle
adj: especially good or successful
vt : to give a newspaper article a banner headline
Ideas and images:
Six translucent / transparent banners will be suspended together in the void of the Great Court. They can be seen easily from below and from both sides. From whatever point of view the banners will have a sense of connectedness and harmony. In combination, the distinctive overlapping photographic images will tell a story of the people and place of Wanneroo. The images will be chosen for their timelessness. From another perspective, they will reflect the ethos of the theatre, museum and library as sites of culture and learning, by providing a sense of theatricality, and playful interaction between the past and present.
Sequence of images: Each banner is an individual creation yet their different shapes, size and material will complement each other working to create a sense of harmony. Images resourced from photographic archives or produced by us and manipulated to have a specific material sensitivity.
The first banner will be symbolic of a theatrical curtain, indicating the start and the end of the story. It will be constructed as two pieces so that it can open and close just as curtains in the theatre or cinema do. However, it will be an image of a voluptuous curtain, rather than a real one.
The middle banners will be large format images of historical and contemporary figures (people connected to Wanneroo) their actions, postures, details of clothing with provide a sense of time, place and society. These images will be monochromatic.
The last banner will be an image of a landscape, or detail of it, such as lakes, market gardens, historic sites or real places; all particular to Wanneroo.
Purpose:
Materials:
· Custom made, sound archival materials chosen because they are light-weight and durable. E.g. UV fabrics designed for commercial use. These materials are available and tested to industrial standards.
· The imagery will be photographic (sourced from archives or taken ourselves). Treatments including image transfer technologies chosen for their technological and hand made qualities accessible through commercial manufacture as well as studio production. E.g. large scale digital imaging and silk screening processes.
· Installation techniques modified and custom designed from existing commercial enterprises. E.g. Exclusive curtain fittings, sign writing, marine and automatic pool cover technology.
Interactive and kinetic qualities:
Note: if the interactivity is deemed inadvisable the banners can be changed intermittently by staff from the museum of theatre.
Mechanisms employed in existing commercial enterprises such as blind, curtain, sailing manufacture and ventilating systems.
Pulleys used in marine services (these could be set against the walls of the ground floor so that the banners can be moved to the left or right or up and down or activated by hand either by the public or staff)
Bi-fold or roller blind mechanisms, vertical or horizontal movement E.g. Modular Shades Nedlands, Lida Group: Blinds easy glide: manual roller blinds,
Electronic - remote control using timers
Installation of fans to generate air flow
Design and construct consultation:
This work is to be designed in consultation with the architects, engineers, interior designers, contractors to ensure safety, durability, and maximum effect.
description of the project:
ban·ner n
1. a long piece of cloth, often bearing a symbol or slogan, and attached at each end to a pole or hanging from the top of a pole
2. a guiding principle, cause, or philosophy
3. an advertisement in the form of a rectangular logo or headline spread across the width of a Web page
4. the flag of a country or army
5. a flag used by a king, emperor, or knight when going into battle
adj: especially good or successful
vt : to give a newspaper article a banner headline
Ideas and images:
Six translucent / transparent banners will be suspended together in the void of the Great Court. They can be seen easily from below and from both sides. From whatever point of view the banners will have a sense of connectedness and harmony. In combination, the distinctive overlapping photographic images will tell a story of the people and place of Wanneroo. The images will be chosen for their timelessness. From another perspective, they will reflect the ethos of the theatre, museum and library as sites of culture and learning, by providing a sense of theatricality, and playful interaction between the past and present.
Sequence of images: Each banner is an individual creation yet their different shapes, size and material will complement each other working to create a sense of harmony. Images resourced from photographic archives or produced by us and manipulated to have a specific material sensitivity.
The first banner will be symbolic of a theatrical curtain, indicating the start and the end of the story. It will be constructed as two pieces so that it can open and close just as curtains in the theatre or cinema do. However, it will be an image of a voluptuous curtain, rather than a real one.
The middle banners will be large format images of historical and contemporary figures (people connected to Wanneroo) their actions, postures, details of clothing with provide a sense of time, place and society. These images will be monochromatic.
The last banner will be an image of a landscape, or detail of it, such as lakes, market gardens, historic sites or real places; all particular to Wanneroo.
Purpose:
- To provide a sense of identity, to tell a story.
- Create a feeling of weightlessness and transparency.
- Engage the public by introducing movement and interactive qualities.
- The transparent nature and placement of the artworks will not interfere with the traffic, obstruct vision or natural light in the building.
Materials:
· Custom made, sound archival materials chosen because they are light-weight and durable. E.g. UV fabrics designed for commercial use. These materials are available and tested to industrial standards.
· The imagery will be photographic (sourced from archives or taken ourselves). Treatments including image transfer technologies chosen for their technological and hand made qualities accessible through commercial manufacture as well as studio production. E.g. large scale digital imaging and silk screening processes.
· Installation techniques modified and custom designed from existing commercial enterprises. E.g. Exclusive curtain fittings, sign writing, marine and automatic pool cover technology.
Interactive and kinetic qualities:
Note: if the interactivity is deemed inadvisable the banners can be changed intermittently by staff from the museum of theatre.
Mechanisms employed in existing commercial enterprises such as blind, curtain, sailing manufacture and ventilating systems.
Pulleys used in marine services (these could be set against the walls of the ground floor so that the banners can be moved to the left or right or up and down or activated by hand either by the public or staff)
Bi-fold or roller blind mechanisms, vertical or horizontal movement E.g. Modular Shades Nedlands, Lida Group: Blinds easy glide: manual roller blinds,
Electronic - remote control using timers
Installation of fans to generate air flow
Design and construct consultation:
This work is to be designed in consultation with the architects, engineers, interior designers, contractors to ensure safety, durability, and maximum effect.