Sourcing materials was a key issue and assembling the actual piece was the greatest challenge. I found that my weakness is in actually acting on my designs and being realistic about how much time I need. Here I gave myself 10 days to play with a Hitachi projector, source the right materials and construct a DIY projection screen. I went and enquired at A4 and more store about what the cheapest fabric to project onto is and it turns out that polyester pongee was the most reliable. Multiple reasons why this was the case: it has a subtle sheen and flatters the image I’m projecting. It also was not so much affected by ambient light which was probably one of the key issues due to the acid lighting in the space I’m using. Finding an inexpensive material for the polyester to hang off became the next technical challenge and I left it last minute. Paul the technician kindly advised and helped me achieve what a thought would be easy. To build a pole that sits between the steel structures on the space that I’ve been assigned. I learnt that things that seem easy are normally the hardest if done properly and without his help and advise I probably would not have be able to construct the projection screen in time.
Another element aspect I had to look at was the ergonomics of my work. what I mean is this, I had to think about the throw distance between the projector and the screen and the image and the viewer. The piece will be projected form behind the screen to avoid any hazards during the opening night.
Another element aspect I had to look at was the ergonomics of my work. what I mean is this, I had to think about the throw distance between the projector and the screen and the image and the viewer. The piece will be projected form behind the screen to avoid any hazards during the opening night.