Memorable Exhibitions / Inspirations

In preparation for the next Exhibition Electives meeting we were encouraged to think about what kind of exhibition we were hoping to create. The scale of the exhibition was discussed, the exhibition can be on a smaller scale. The style of the piece or body of work to be shown needs to be taken into consideration when deciding on the size of the exhibition. 

Conceptual ideas are welcome, at the moment the ideas can be complete fantasy as at this stage it is irrelevant how possible the exhibition may be. Here I will document initial thoughts and reactions. 
 

Belgian installation and performance artist Benjamin Verdonck built a giant birds nest and attached it to the side of an office tower, perching inside it for hours at a time. During his time in the nest, Verdonck staged the fall of a giant birds egg from several stories above street level. The nest was built out of birch, willow and beech trees, cement, straw, sand and glue. Benjamin Verdonck conducted extensive research prior to his nesting, measuring wind levels, fire precautions, and structural stresses. The spectacle was witnessed by thousands of passersby in Brussels, and has since been recreated in Rotterdam and Birmingham. 

This installation by Verdonck is by far one of the most extreme and impressive artistic endeavors I’ve ever seen completed to date and is an excellent example of a performance piece, turned exhibition.