Art Exhibition Set Up

IB Art Exhibition and Examination is coming up!

Day 1

We began setting up on April 13, at 1 pm. It was EXHAUSTING. First, we have to bring ALL of our artworks and research workbooks from the Art pod all the way back in Junior School to the 4th floor of Senior School. Yes, we did use trolleys to transport, but the journey along the road and ramps were painful. Almost all of the artworks are fragile, so we had to handle them with care.

After that, the two big auditorium, K400 and K401 are still crammed with chairs and tables. It's SUPPOSED to be cleared before we even entered the room. So, we all (12 girls and a guy. OH YAY ART CLASS!), stacked those chairs (hundreds of them!) and moved them out of the rooms. Another tiring process.

The rented panels were all dropped on MY space, which is a hallway between the K4 rooms. I couldn't work until all of them are moved out and we, again, spent another hour and energies to move the panels. By this time, the EO guys have started setting up the panels for each of us.

I stayed until around 8 PM at school and, boy, school was so creepy at night time! My space got set up second last, cause the hallway is used when they transport stuff in or out. Meh. So at the end of the day, I only had my panels and lamps set up. Apparently, I need 2 more panels, but fortunately, Jess had 2 extra panels :D

Day 2

We got the entire day today dedicated for art. That means we could skip all the classes and wear free dress to school! I just need to mount the artworks, arrange the installation, clean up the frames and stick up the artist statements today. I tried hammering in the nails, but to no avail *sigh*

With help from the Office Boys and grade 11 art students, I got mine all mounted and labeled. I also got a red sofa for my space and and it's so comfy! I changed my layout and positioning several times, so I'm grateful for all the helpers that I got for today. They made all things possible for me :)

There were several events that happened during the set up, such as the 2 broken mirrors of Cassandra's installation, Andri's re-recording of her performance art (I helped by being the cameragirl!), etc. It's been a hectic day for me and all my muscles are sore from all the lifting and moving of stuff. But, looking at the results, I can say that every drop of sweat dripped has paid off.