MASTER OF DESIGN THESIS PORTFOLIO OF FINAL OUTCOMES
BIDISHA ROY
PROJECT SCOPE & DESIGN STATEMENT
‘Pop’ is a multi-sensory pop-up exhibition designed in response to the concerning poor menstrual health literacy of young and adolescent women in Australia. The exhibition is free and open to all with the intention to educate, empower and engage its visitors. Combining public art, craftivism and temporary architecture, ‘POP’ also doubles as a promotional event to celebrate and raise awareness for menstruation and education during the month of International Women’s Day (March 8th). The pop-up boasts a themed café and merchandise shop, as well as the immersive exhibition featuring original craft, and artwork such as paintings, installations and posters and more.
FINAL OUTCOMES DOCUMENT
This collection of work combines the final outcomes from the branding, architecture and art explorations completed during the research project. The outcomes come together to tell the story of the POP exhibition with some additional images and text that reveal some of the process involved leading to the final outcomes.
Details of each piece are documented in the thesis submission.
social media post example
conversation between two friends planning trip to exhibition
FACADE IDEA SKETCHES
BUILDING FRONT AND BACK
AXONOMETRIC VIEWS
aluminium kinetic wall
individual panels connect using pin and rail system, move with the wind to create a visual effect and also create a rattling noise
recycled timber facade
cnc finished recycled timber facade forms one length of the pop-up building, each piece is unique; when looking at the exhibition from various angles, different views are created
PVC bubbles different sized inflatable PVC spheres suspended using steel frame create a sem-transparent shade structure
plexiglass
varying sized bubble ‘windows’ protrude from the building facade on the cafe level, plexiglass is also used for the stair and balustrade as well as the cafe arched roof
perforated metal mesh mesh used for the ramps continue ideas of transparency throughout the exhibition, allow for light to plass through the outdoor exhibition part
POP-UP TOP VIEW
POP-UP GROUND FLOOR PLAN
CAFE & MERCHANDISE SHOP
A memorable experience at the exhibition is enhanced by the inclusion of a cafe with indoor and outdoor spaces to sit or stand, and a merch shop where items such as tote bags, books, cups and other items can be bought.
CAFE EXTERIOR & INTERIOR
Exhibition Items: Posters & Paintings
Informative posters and abstract paintings introduce diverse ways of creating interest and depth to the pop-up exhibition. Posters can be informative and factual while paintings can be reflective and fun.
Outside the 40FT Shipping Container
Aluminium Panel Kinetic Wall
Exhibition Item: Outdoor Copper Metal Sculpture
Outdoor exhibition item, a copper metal sculpture that as it oxidises releases a subtle smell that is similar to blood. Shape of sculpture inspired by shape of the exterior of the female reproductive organ.
Inside the 40FT Shipping Container
Left-hand wall can be used for additional display space, for paintings, posters and more. Right-hand wall toward back also used for similar purposes. White LED wall towards entrance to be used to display digital media such as informative videos, promotional material for pop-up exhbition and more.
Exhibition Space: Transparent Toilet
Transparent toilet exhibit and organic mirrior in background with reflection of bespoke display, example posters and uterus flags. This exhibition is the first one seen when entering the main exhibition space downstairs.
Transparent toilet exhibit from another angle
Original concept for transparent toilet exhibit
Exhibition Space: Slime Table, Uterus Flags and Bespoke Display Shelf
In this view the slime and playdough interaction table can be seen which faces a glass wall facing the entrance. Example posters created are displayed on either side of the bespoke dislay stand and uterus flags are displayed on the back wall. The entrance to the next space can also be seen.
Exhibition Items: Uterus Flags and Craftivism
The uterus flags created by myself and others in the community have their own space along the wall, a display that could grow with more contributions from others in the future.
Exhibition Items:
Period Stain Quilt
Using an acylic paintiing technique of folding sheets of paper together, prints were created and digitally touched up. After making a digital colalge, the final pattern was transformed into a quilt design.
Exhibition Space: Period Stain Quilt Bed
The quilt design on the bed forms one part of the exhibit and reflects a bedroom environment. The white rug underneath the bed supports the ideas of stains and the fear of showing period stains in public.
Exhibition Space: Period Product Wall
Shopping wall lined with period products packages as well as empty shopping cart represents another place where individuals who mesntruate experience menstrual encounters.
Exhibition Space: Story Sharing Platform
To encourage discourse and openness surrounding periods, this exhibition piece encourages people to share their thoughts, experiences and opinions through the touch screen display. The image below shows the work in progress of the displays within the exhibition interior. The text inputted by visitors as well as existing collected stories will show on the spherical LED display screen suspended from the ceiling in the centre of the display stands.
Exhibition Space: Photobooth
Photo/selfie booths are a trendy way to engage visitors and allow them to document their experience. By providing a photo booth visitors are encouraged to enjoy their trip, remember it and also share the moment on social media or show others who may be interested visiting the exhibition. While the entire exhibition has plenty of chances to take photos against an interesting backdrop, a photo booth provides visitors with a physical moment to keep and carry with them.
