Chapter 4 - The use of exhibition space to create a meaning

The Tate modern had alot of different pieces of art displayed in a different way. There was one piece which was a film displayed over 3 rooms. The peice was a cartoon called Annlee you proposes by Liam Gillick which was made in 2001. The rooms they were displayed over influences the way you see it and feel about it. The first room was a white room with a futuristic feel about it. There was a small sized projection screen in the middle with multicoloured cubes to sit on. The room was quite cold and air conditioned. Because the room was set out in this way it made me feel quite eery and strange. The film being projected was quite scary because the images were mainly in the dark, however because the room was bright and airy it didnt feel scary it just felt very odd.

The second room had the same cartoon being projected, but the room was pitch black and alot smaller with no where to sit. Because it was dark and in a small room I felt claustrophobic and quite scared! It shows how the space in which something is shown, can really change how you feel and interperet it.

The third room didnt have any projection but you could hear the noise of the film in the dark room. The room was white and had pictures on the walls of the girl from the cartoon. It said things like " Not a ghost but an empty shell" so it was kind of explaining what you had already seen. And changing your perception of what you understood. The girl came across quite scary but after that you feel differently.