Studio: Finishing Touches & Installing Work Within The Collection

Before I installed the work, I thought that I need to secure the sculptural pieces together, which made it a more solid structure. I used glue and corner brackets to fix the first and second cube sheets together, and another corner bracket on the lower cube to secure it to the plinth (as seen in the two images below):

After this I cleaned up the glue and gave it a final polish to ensure the work was as high shine as it could be. 

I also decided to hide the more labour intensive look that I had originally gone for with this sculpture, and improved it following the feedback I received (which was, if my work is so concerned with the surface, why does it need to display this more tacky or labour intensive approach) and I believe that due to the professional context of the exhibition, I can remove the critique approach from the work. 

I covered the lower cube up, joining it together with another cube face that didn't fit together perfectly and therefore, still conforming to the de-constrcuted cube element. This is shown in the image below: 

Final Photos Within Punctuated Cubed Exhibition:

After seeing the other work within the space, we all noticed a colour theme which matched the flooring within the space. I painted the front of my plinth a slightly lighter shade of grey to what it was originally, to match it to the other colours within the space. 

Reflections:

• In terms of placement within the exhibition, my work was the 4th largest and the work went in order of size (mm cubed).
• I attached the wire cube to the celling using a thinner metal wire, which was not too noticeable, but the viewer was equally aware it was there, this was after the fishing wire idea looked too obviously 'invisible' and the wire looked more thought through and made the piece look more succinct. 
• Overall, I believe this experience allowed me to push myself outside the comfort zone that I have been stuck with recently, which is working smaller scale, and using just stainless steel. With the dimensions of 710mm it allowed me to discover a new material of aluminium wire, which I really enjoy the properties of.

Future development:

• I am really excited to try and develop the use of aluminium wire and design and create sculpture using it. 
• I will also create work to a professional standard from now on, which means no more 'critique' of labour, and focus only on the pure sculptural properties of the material.