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Tuesday we finally got into our window and began to set up the installation. We realised we wouldn't be able to string fishing line across to hand the pictures from as it would droop under the weight. Thankfully, Paul at Fred Aldous cut us some 2x1 pieces of wood which we could suspend from which wedge between the walls, resting on the picture rails.

Whilst mocking up we found it really hard to suspend each picture individually so we decided we would string the fishing line between the wall and the floor, tightly, and then attach the photos to those. This has worked pretty well even though it was a little tricky to get them to look straight and level. Working in this way has given us a lot more control about which pictures go where and the overall look of the window as we have been able to hold up and judge exactly where something should go and verify it before it was fixed.

There was some debate about whether we should draw frames on the inside or outside of the glass. Personally I wanted them to be drawn on the inside as there was then no chance of them being smudged or ruined or washed off. There was some discussion that they should be done from the outside for ease but for the sake of a little extra time marking up from the outside, I felt it would look miles better and you’ll get some depth from the glass.

After a session of doing frames, we returned the following day to discover the fishing line had stretched a little and they were mostly skewed and off balance with the photos. This meant we had to redo the majority which was a great shame.

The pictures themselves look great all hung up and the frames, all being different are really quirky. I think hanging them at different levels has made all the difference, really lending itself to the perspective outlining which we have done through the frames. The only negative is the back of the pictures as the tape used to hang them makes the back of the mount-board look a little messy which I would prefer to have covered or at least looking a little more uniform. A few ideas to cover it was to use a sheet or a apiece of paper with F A C E S printed onto it; we were a little concerned about costs here though having already spent so much. The only other suggestion was to hang our T-Shirts from the event up all togetheras they are already double sided.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 15:06:00 -0700 Preps http://group-14.posterous.com/preps http://group-14.posterous.com/preps

Given that the window is only so big, we thought it best to choose the best of our photos and crop them down so it is truly a F A C E S installation which better fits our initial concept. This gives us a lot of different shapes to work with so we should end up with a much more interesting piece in the window than we would if we just hung all A4 pictures. So, we have guillotined the pictures and have mounted each one onto white mountboard so that it is framed by white. This does reference old fashioned and polaroid pictures but we are trying to just keep it simple and not too involved.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Mocking http://group-14.posterous.com/mocking http://group-14.posterous.com/mocking

Today we decided to start with an attempt of a mock up for what we wanted to put in the windows. After looking at an artist Barry McGee we thought his work would be great inspiration for us. He is an artist who uses a lot of frames to present his work. He puts it all together in a random composition yet it is also a planned one. I really like the way he displays his work and we were all keen to use this within our own installation. Below is an image of a piece of his work.

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We started the day by sorting through some of the images we have from the event. We decided a lot of the images could be cropped to different sizes because then this way the areas of the image that aren’t important can be scrapped. This also gives us a variety of sizes to work with. We then drew out a rough plan of what we wanted to achieve in the windows, but decided to focus on window first. We want to add depth to our images by hanging them at different levels but in a composition that is similar to those of Barry McGee. We also decided we wanted to draw onto the actual window, creating frame outlines, so from the outside it looks as though the hanging images have frames. Therefore in our mock up we decided to use paper and acetate to display an idea of what kind of thing we wanted to produce.

The mock up was really fiddly and hard to do. The cotton was so fine and the space we were using wasn’t brilliant. But we got our idea across. We also had a tutorial and deciced to meet tomorrow with Paul from Fred Aldous and see if we can figure out exactly what our plan is to install next week.

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Tue, 15 May 2012 15:09:00 -0700 a place to be a place to see http://group-14.posterous.com/a-place-to-be-a-place-to-see http://group-14.posterous.com/a-place-to-be-a-place-to-see

Without further ado, I can now officially anounce that F A C E Smcr will be proud to present the faces OF manchester as recorded on the 8th of May at Kraak gallery, in the Lever St windows of FRED ALDOUS.

We are fortunate to have a window in this space because they have recently acquired this photobooth which they have asked us to promote as part of our installation.

For the side window, we plan to mount our photographs from our event onto mount board and suspend them at different heights and setbacks from the window in order to create a 3 dimensional installation. We were thinking of using fishing line to suspend them as this is probably the strongest medium.

Onto the glass of the window itself, we will then mark out, from a street level perspective, frames for each of the pictures; as they will all be different sizes and distances from the window we are hoping to have a diverse range of these, and some of them will most likely overlap. After marking out we will be drawing them from the inside of the window using removable glass paint or those pens which write on glass (chalk pens? I’m not sure!).

We are thinking we might, from our own designs, get some vinyl frames cut so as we are using both a loose, artistic style and more refined graphic approach. We also hope to have our logo printed in vinyl and a short blurb to sit in one corner of the window.

 

We have a lot of negatives from disposable cameras we used at the event. We intend to create a long slim box which these will sit in that can be looked into. The idea is that this will sit inside the store and be something people can interact and engage with from both sides. This may possibly be better displayed nearer the photobooth, as the negatives will be in a similar style to the print outs.

 


For promoting the photo-booth, we were thinking of putting some of our pictures together in the same style as the booth print outs, perhaps with blank spaces in a vinyl lay with a ‘get your face involved’ or something along those lines in it.  We have been talking about creating something physically around the photo-booth which spills over into the window; perhaps something interactive where people can put up their own photos? From our event we have a fair amount of photos which people have interacted with and drawn onto in response, so we thought this would be somewhere good for them to engage visitors encouraging them to play and get involved through taking their own.

With any luck, we might be able to get some of our vinyl cuts and materials from Fred Aldous themselves, not holding out for it but it is certainly a possibility! I have sent these details along to Paul at Fred Aldous for him to look over and have promised him an update on friday.

We have come on a lot since our event and I am really pleased with how the group has been working together on this exhibition stage. From here, we need to continue as we have been doing in order to produce as strong an installation as possible within the remaining time frame. We have arranged to do a mock up of our work tomorrow in 20/22 with some acetate and fishing line, so fingers crossed we can iron any issues out before we start making on location next tuesday.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:00 -0700 picture perfect....?! http://group-14.posterous.com/picture-perfect http://group-14.posterous.com/picture-perfect

We got together today and organised all of our printed images and photocopies into piles. There are some which have been drawn on which we may need to discard...not sure I want to be responsible for putting drawings of male genitalia up over the Northern Quarter!!!!

At any rate, we went back to looking at how we could display all these photos that we've taken and Fabrizzio suggeated this artist : Barry McGEE

What I like about McGee's work is its not ordered in any particular fashion but the pictures are tesselated together to form one large shape whether it sits on a flat wall or juts out around a corner following the shape of whatever they are hung on. I like the idea of creating something which is quite eclectic and colourful with a mix of different mediums. 

We have more or less come to the conclusion we would like to work in this style, mixing the photocopies and aritst drawings in with the photographs. We intend to crop down some of the photos in order to achieve different size 'pictures' as opposed to a load of regular images; we feel this will add interest to the piece.

As for putting the images together, we don't think we can afford to make a lot of wooden frames as we have spent a fair amount on our event already. A few ideas we had were lazercutting paper into frames or even into strips to create irregular frames; Fabrizio also suggested that we might use coloured tape and it would be worth talking to the owner of Fred Aldous as he might have some scrap materials or even some coloured tape he could donate in our direction. We think it's worth getting in touch with him either way as we are quite keen on using the building itself for an installation space. 

We have also thought of perhaps drawing our own illustrated frames and photoshopping them onto the photos. If we each drew up about 5 frames then that would give us a minimum of 25 different frames to work with which we could produce in different sizes and colourways. Somthing to consider definitely; even if we interspersed these with perhaps a few wooden frames and some made of  'material scraps' and a few just outlined in tape. This sort of piece would be quite eclectic and give a real sense of our personalities as artists which, against the hundreds of faces we will be displaying, should work quite well. 

If we can get a window space, we were thinking maybe we could use a projector to project some of our images and then create an installation around the projected area? I like this idea but I still feel a solid physical piece is going to be the backbone of our installations.

Liam also suggested maybe we could get some glass drawing pens and DRAW frames onto the inside of a window which we can mount the photos up behind? I think this would be good as a partial piece of our entire NQ exhibition, but on its own would be a little weak and small scale. I would like to see it perhaps in some of the smaller shop windows if we manage to get in any, as I think this would be quick and easy to do and not be too much hassle or interference for the shop. 

We will be drawing up our own frame illustrations over the weekend either way so we shall see where we get to from here. Seed of inspiration planted.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:12:00 -0700 F A C E S on Facebook. http://group-14.posterous.com/f-a-c-e-s-on-facebook http://group-14.posterous.com/f-a-c-e-s-on-facebook

We have created a Facebook community page to get all of the photos uploaded to so people can see, comment and tag themselves in them. We thought this would be a way to keep the interest up and post about the forthcoming installations and the possibility of us hosting the unit X closing party.

 

If we were to tackle this project again I think it would be worth setting up a proper website using something like wordpress or even just a facebook community page like this to follow our progress as its, in my opinion, a little more accessible than twitter and it would mean the whole group could get onto it rather than relying on one person to tweet. 

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Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 F A C E Smcr.......... KRAAK this way. http://group-14.posterous.com/f-a-c-e-smcr-kraak-this-way http://group-14.posterous.com/f-a-c-e-smcr-kraak-this-way

 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.396130927097648.93855.3961207104320...

(a link to all the images we have published on Facebook)

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Thu, 03 May 2012 15:22:00 -0700 promotion promotion promotion http://group-14.posterous.com/promotion-promotion-promotion http://group-14.posterous.com/promotion-promotion-promotion

We want to get as much exposure as possible so that we get a good turn out at theevent and collect or 'record' as many F A C E S as possible.

On top of our posters and promotions on facebook and twitter we were invited to send Tommy Wolstencroft (CityCo) an email that he could forward round all the businesses in the Northern Quarter to raise awareness. So we have!

I feel that this is a great idea to try and get the whole of the northern quarter backing our event and hopefully, with the backing of something known to them like CityCo, people will take a bit more notice than they would of a bunch of art students. 

Here is a copy of the promotional email and attached poster: 

 

 

 

F A C E Smcr 

F A C E S mcr is a project starting with an event at Kraak gallery on
the 8th of May and culminating with an installation around the windows
of the northern quarter. Our aim: to get the people of Manchester to
connect and draw the creative potential out of the city.

 

Attending the event gives YOU the opportunity to be a part of a mass living installation capturing the FACES that MAKE Manchester. We will be taking photos and recording FACES in as many ways across as many mediums as we can: photography, film, projection, photocopying, graffiti, sculpture and more.

 

Our ultimate aim is to record the FACES of Manchester in preparation for turning them into a physical part of the city. The FACES we have already invited include: AO crew (street artists), Haimer Atkins (film artists), Harris Gillespie (photographer) and Kate Willson (fine art). These artists will be producing live artwork in response to your FACES, the FACES of Manchester.

 

Some other FACES who will be there are: the local band talent: Bands: Voodoo Vultures, Black Lights and Coupe de Ville; and some local DJs: DIPSTICK Residents, SION, 5eighty6 (Limbo, MCR), Doodle Residents. These FACES will all be coming down to inject some of their creativity into the F A C E S mcr Project.

 

The idea is to get these FACES up in the streets of the northern quarter as a physical record of what we achieved within the event. They will be something for our attendees to connect with outside of that time and place and something to intrigue the general public. We hope this will encourage people to explore the city and find their face, taking part in something which will be seen by huge numbers of people, connecting them in another way and injecting life into the rejected and neglected spaces in the city.

 

We would love to get the whole of the northern quarter involved so if you would like tosupport the project or take part in any way however small, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

 

Tweet us! @F A C E Smcr

 

Contact Nicci:             07791 678 926       or n.james@nhaj.co.uk

 

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Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 PROGRESS http://group-14.posterous.com/progress http://group-14.posterous.com/progress
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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Disposable Cameras http://group-14.posterous.com/disposable-cameras http://group-14.posterous.com/disposable-cameras

A few days ago a sudden idea sprung to mind for our event in preperation for exhibiting our F A C E S. Wouldnt it be good if the 'faces' attending our event could also take photos of other peoples faces. Therefore we have purchased 20 Disposable cameras to hand out a certain intervals to different groups of people. So they too can take another involvement in the event itself.

When we had out the cameras we want to set challenges... for example...

  • take a photo of someone you don't know's face.
  • pull a silly face
  • pull a serious face
  • and pull a moustache finger face( like the one in our promotion poster)

This way we will have a number of different images which hopefully some will be of good enough quality to use later on in our exhibition piece.

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:24:00 -0700 PRESENTING: F A C E S http://group-14.posterous.com/presenting-f-a-c-e-s http://group-14.posterous.com/presenting-f-a-c-e-s

Presentation for our: unit X proposal.

In order to get permission to use the sites we wanted for our project idea, we had to submit a proposal in the form of a presentation to a panel with members from the city council, CityCo, public relations from the university an architect and our tutors.

Our presentation was met with positive response and enthusiasm from the board including suggestions of who to approach and the promise of further contacts. 

This is roughly what was presented to the council:


CONCEPT

We want to get people drawing. We want to get people interacting.

F A C E S mcr is a project starting with an event at Kraak gallery on the 8th of May and culminating with an installation around the windows of the northern quarter.

The human brain is hard wired to recognise faces: it is a key part of how we communicate and express ourselves. We want use this concept to get people to interact with each other and with the places and spaces the faces with ultimately end up.

Our aim is to get the people of Manchester to connect with one another and draw the creative potential out of the city and get it onto the streets. We hope to create a connection and strengthen the relationships between young artists and the creative community in the city.

EVENT

The ultimate aim of the event is to RECORD the FACES of mcr in preparation or them becoming a physical part of the city.

Everyone who attends the event will have their face photographed at least once, hopefully more than once with as many different facial expressions as possible! Upon arrival everyone will be invited to have a typical ‘mug-shot’ style photograph taken, these will be printed immediately and pegged up within reach  as a living, growing interactive installation around the room.

The artists attending the event will have full access to the photographs as they are taken and will be using these to create something LIVE. The idea is that with this live inspiration, not only will the people feel part of something through seeing it happen, but will feel inspired to take up the pens and have a doodle on the photos pegged above their heads.

WE ARE VERY KEEN TO GET A PHOTOCOPIER! We think this would be a great idea because it’s something people can use themselves, play around and have a laugh with, pressing faces, hands and whatever else up to be photocopies. This kind of injection of humour should help people to relax and engage a bit more with the concept behind the evening.

DISPOSABLE CAMERAS: Another idea to engage people. When groups arrive we would give them a disposable camera between them and set them a few challenges that must be completed with it. 
A few ideas we have for this so far:
- a silly face
- a serious face
- a picture with/of someone you don’t know (and their name) 
- a moustache face
Once it is complete we would ask them to write their names on the camera and hand it over!
The bands, djs and artists who will be LIVE on the night are: 

Bands///////////////////////////////////
#Voodoo Vultures 
#Black Lights
#Coup De Ville

Djs/////////////////////////////////////
#DIPSTICK Residents
#SION 
#5eighty6 (Limbo, MCR)
#Doodle Residents 

Artists/////////////////////////////////
#AO crew (street artists)
#Haimer Atkins (film artists)
#Calum Crawford (sculptor)
#Harris Gillespie (photographer) 
#Kate Willson (fine art)  

We will be documenting the whole experience through film and photography in preparation for our final exhibition in nq.

THE EXHIBITION- windows

The faces we record will all have the event in common, one point in time where they were connected by a place. These faces are not just single people, as a whole theyare Manchester, however small a cross-section we capture. The idea is to get these faces up in the streets as a physical record of what we achieved within the event and as something for our attendees to connect with outside of that time and place – general public to be intrigued by and check out. Encouraging people to explore the city and find their face, taking part of something which will be seen by huge numbers of people, connecting them in another way – injecting life into a rejected/neglected space.

The installations around the Northern Quarter will go up about a week after the event has taken place.

LOCATIONS:

The Mackie Mayor Building 
Being the old meat market, this building would have been bustling with people buying and selling and we feel it is such a shame it is sitting empty and miserable. It backs onto a main road; the windows are clouded over and boarded up. We would like to breathe some life back into it by displaying FACES over them, in the windows and at lots of different levels to get people interacting with the building again as well as the faces they may or may not have already seen.

Solway Exhibition Space (above Fred Aldous) 
We like the location of this building as it’s in such a creative hot spot in the Northern Quarter. There is a lot of scope for playing with imagery with the different size and shapes of windows here.

The former Big Issue Office top corner of Oldham Street – hopefully?
Projection
Sitting on the corner of a busy junction, we think this would be a great space to have a projection of the footage from our event. Having moving visual imagery as part of our series of installations would help convey the atmosphere and feeling of the event and explain to the onlooker what we were trying to achieve and why there are so many faces looking down at them from windows and boards around the Northern Quarter!

The United Building (Old Cinema on Oldham Street) and facing window (above the £5 charity shop) 
This has 5 large windows, separated into small square panes. Our plan is to fill each window pane with a face, creating mural of Manchester’s faces to look down at Manchester’s faces.

The window opposite this building is the top floor of a recording studio and is of the same aesthetic. We would really like to have corresponding imagery here to create a cross road link

 

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:14:00 -0700 Design Juices http://group-14.posterous.com/design-blog http://group-14.posterous.com/design-blog

it's all about promotion

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Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:53:00 -0700 Business is Booming http://group-14.posterous.com/business-is-booming http://group-14.posterous.com/business-is-booming

 

Publicity on Business Boom Bolton, twitter is proving to be a valuable promotional tool!

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:00:00 -0700 location location location http://group-14.posterous.com/location-location-location http://group-14.posterous.com/location-location-location

The locations we are going to propose to the council for our final exhibition are:

 

The Mackie Mayor Building
Being the old meat market, this building would have been bustling with people buying and selling and we feel it is such a shame it is sitting empty and miserable. It backs onto a main road, the windows are clouded over and boarded up. We would like to breathe some life back into it by displaying FACES over them, in the windows and at lots of different levels to get people interacting with the building again as well as the faces they may or may not have already seen.

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Solway Exhibition Space (above Fred Aldous)
We like the location of this building as it’s in such a  creative hot spot in the Northern Quarter. There is a lot of scope for playing with imagery with the different size and shapes of windows here.

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The former Big Issue Office top corner of Oldham Street – hopefully?
Projection
Sitting on the corner of a busy junction, we think this would be a great space to have a projection of the footage from our event. Having moving visual imagery as part of our series of installations would help convey the atmosphere and feeling of the event and explain to the onlooker what we were trying to achieve and why there are so many f
aces looking down at them from windows and boards around the Northern Quarter!

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The United Building (Old Cinema on Oldham Street) and facing window (above the £5 charity shop)

This has 5 large windows, separated into small square panes. Our plan is to fill each window pane with a face, creating mural of Manchester’s faces to look down at Manchester’s faces.

The window opposite this building is the top floor of a recording studio and is of the same aesthetic. We would really like to have corresponding imagery here to create a cross road link 

 

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Advertising.. http://group-14.posterous.com/advertising http://group-14.posterous.com/advertising

Here are a selection of places around Manchester where the FACESmcr posters were distributed, including Oxford St, Afflecks Palace and the MMU All Saints Library... it was very windy doing this. Typical. Let's hope they stay there a while!

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:43:00 -0700 Initial Proposal http://group-14.posterous.com/initial-proposal http://group-14.posterous.com/initial-proposal

Our initial ideas consisted of creating an event in which a collaboration of all the young artistic talent in Manchester can come together on one night and bounce off each other’s ideas. We wanted DJs, Bands, Artists and the public to attend the event. The plan is not a party! It is an artistic event!

Below is a copy of our initial proposal we created....

The MMU students known as '#?' are taking part in a unique and ambitious concept known as "UNIT X" a collaboration of students across different practises. As a group we have designed a notion to engage Manchester’s young blood with the opportunities that this creatively rich city has to offer.  The project is NOT a party, nor is it a festival of arts. It is a living installation that will expose the abundance of creativity that OUR generation is capable of, if they are allowed to be inspired. 
 
Where?
 
The Northern Quarter is a diverse and exciting environment for any young person. The street art, vintage stores, boutiques and quirky cafes give this part of town an exciting ticking... all it needs is a BANG!! We intend to expose the artistic talent of Manchester within the Kraak Gallery in the NQ, and propose that on (? May) our city allows this generation to begin its own story. The event will take place as an installation itself, but there will also be an opportunity for everyone who takes part/visits the event to make their mark. This will then be exhibited on the old toilet entrance barricade. We hope to use this landmark in the square as the scene where a generation will become united and inspired by what has been created.
 
How?
 
The installation will be alive with artist, musicians and raconteurs sharing their passions with an audience, who were never aware of potential that this city has hidden away. All artists will be of the best and most exciting artists that the city has to offer! All home grown! However, the jewel in the crown of this living installation, and what makes this a live installation is the landmark that sits in the square after the event. It will become the canvas where our generation have left their mark, turning this current exhibition SPACE into a PLACE with value and meaning to all involved with that day.
 
Now...
 
The concept is in place and no doubt will evolve over time, but this is something our generation needs. A sense of identify and achievement. Manchester and its generations are proud of the legends of factory records and all it did for the city but NOW is our time! Let us be proud and make our contribution to history and the city. Let’s encourage students to stay in the city and contribute to the community and economy by proving this is the creative capital of the UK.
 
All we need is your support to bring this event to life and by doing so inspiring a generation to use its city and access the wealth it holds.

 

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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:49:00 -0700 FACESmcr http://group-14.posterous.com/facesmcr-96369 http://group-14.posterous.com/facesmcr-96369

We are LIVE on facebook. We are LIVE on twitter.

now to consider #livestreaming.

@F A C E Smcr

 

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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:55:00 -0700 a KRAAKing night http://group-14.posterous.com/a-kraaking-night http://group-14.posterous.com/a-kraaking-night

Kraak gallery is booked for the 8th of May as I mentioned before and our 
F A C E Smcr event will be happening fom 8pm onwards....but what exactly will this entail?

So we have some bands and DJs lined up and there will be a bar...
BUT 
The idea is to record the faces of manchester. During our tutorial this morning we were discussing how we could get the 'participants' to engage with the event and, well, even be up for taking photos in the first place!

The idea of hiring a photo booth came up, but at a whopping £900 for 3 hours...our poor student budget is a little below the mark

UNDER COVER AGENT style

What about dressing up? Throughout the idea generation process this crossed my mind but it is only now that there has become an opportunity to include it. Keeping this idea of dressing up minimal, keeping it to a few accesories or identity concealers, would be great as it takes the edge of having the photo taken. It's more of recording something youre getting involved in as opposed to just recording your face.

ONE SUGGESTION: have a few dress up stations? SCENE STATIONS?

"Hipster Corner"

disguise yourself with a moustache, bowler hat or a monacle?

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in reflection, yes this could be a little common place with the current moustache loving youth...it's a question as to wether we play up to that or discard it. 

PHOTOCOPIERS!

photocopy  your face? photocopy other body parts at the opposite end to your face....?!?! This event is about having fun and getting to know one another - granted maybe not that personally, but after a drink or two, playing with a photocopier could be the time of your life. This is a way of recording faces that would really engage people as well as giving a completely different outcome to your standard MUG SHOT photograph. This idea is a big favourite of mine so I shall definitely be pursuing a potocopier!!!

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CASTING CALL: So if you can dress up and take a photo of your face...could we not take aphysical cast of your face and display you as a model? Just a suggestion,  sure it may get a little messy but thats all part of the 'LETS RECORD YOUR FACE' game.

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All of the above are an injection of HUMOUR and what better way to get people to connect than through laughter right? 

break the ice.

 

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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0700 THE BIRTH OF FACES. http://group-14.posterous.com/the-birth-of-faces http://group-14.posterous.com/the-birth-of-faces

So over Easter, dabbling across our ideas on our own to try and come up with the ultimate idea to be the basis of our event, the first thing which was completed when arriving back in Manchester was the booking of the Kraak Gallery. The event shall take place on the 8th May 2012.

As we wished for music to be played, time to locate bands and possible artists to be present (as we wished to remain with having artists create work at the event). Thank god that in our group, there is two people who have contacts which would be available for performing at this event.

Amognst the discussion, a theme was born. FInally. Slowly but surely. The event shall be titled 'FACES', our aim was to record every face that would enter the event and use these images in a fashion that would ultimately become our final exhibition for Unit X. This way, by photographing everybody who came would allow those who did to be recorded in their own way as a part of something. So this theme of community coinciding with FACES has remained as the longstanding thesis throughout this project. This theme of FACES, I believe has given our Unit X event the structure it desperately needed before Easter. I feel excited about this, it will be good. We, as the group '#?' feel that this will go well...

In order to get our event known, we need to start advertising.. Objective set. More objectives would be to organise the Kraak Gallery into a space that will become a creative environment and source the materials needed for artists.. (this ain't going to be cheap.. GOODY!)

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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:26:00 -0700 a LIVING mural http://group-14.posterous.com/a-living-mural http://group-14.posterous.com/a-living-mural

In 2009 the Ting Tings and Adidas hosted a paint party gig which consisted of a big white gig space, fans dressed entirely in white Adidas tracksuits and a whole lot of paint.

  

As mentioned in the video, this experiment could've gone either way to result in a hardly touched room or one totally paint-bombed depending on the atmosphere within the crowd. It is a sort of social experiment and the people within the space all became artworks in themselves. 

This sort of idea is something we could build on...?

 

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