Gallery Layout

Arguably one of the most important things at a gallery is how the images are laid out. I've always struggled with how to get creative with the placement of my images on a wall.

In this project I've seen several examples of gallery images as well as displays of frames at trade shows etc, so this time round I think I've got a fairly good idea of how I want my images to look.

The 6 images I'm going to use are all portrait shots with very similar composition. As a group we are using the same sleek black frames form Picture Bloc and overall we're looking for a very modern and clean display.

I've mocked up roughly how I want things to look in photoshop. I decided to leave a minimal gap between the images so that they can be appreciated as a collective. For the most effective viewing I felt like the images should be very uniformly placed and tidy. The sleek black frame helps draw attention into the centre and is complimented by the use of vinyl letters applied to the white walls behind.

I chose vinyl after seeing it in both Karin's exhibition and a few others. It's a very popular choice as it's a much cleaner alternative to mounting board with text on to the wall. I think it works really well, especially with the faded definition at the bottom giving an overall idea of the theme of the project without putting to much of a conceptual spin on things. I also decided to place the names of each subject above their retrospective photo. I feel this adds a connection between the viewers and the work knowing that they can put a name to the face, after all the whole show is about identity and a name is one of the biggest displays of our identity.

This is the before shot of the blank wall that formed the basis of my photoshop work. I then added a stock image of a frame and inserted my photographs and a small drop shadow to make it seem more real.