advice to sink in slowly

Thanks to everyone who visited the advice to sink in slowly exhibition at the Poly.

My favourite part of organising these projects is the hanging e I had a great time playing with different combinations of the posters (for inspiration, I recommend looking at how Little Friends of Printmaking e Analogue Books hang their shows).

Rebecca painted two examples of messages from graduates to first years, onto the gallery wall…

Tem brought books, furniture, a chess set, cushions, a spinning globe, a tv, plants, a dvd player e a typewriter from home e created a unique e welcoming space it was hard to leave at the end of the day…

… e Chris Stonehill coloured his brilliant comic introduction to the project e we printed it A1 for the exhibition.

It was wonderful to see the reaction to the posters e to talk about the project, with staff, students e most of all lots of people unconnected to the University. We sold out of 14 different poster designs e sold over 200 posters in five days, which was extraordinary.

Seeing all the posters together made me realise how far the project has come in a year e how much work people have put into it. It can sometimes feel quite a fragile thing to work on, but the show itself e people’s response to it has made me really excited about where it’s going to go next.

You can see more photos of the exhibition here.