Spatial
Description of the space
The space is very large and bright. There are a lot of windows showing the outside landscape and letting in a lot of natural light.
The floor and the walls are light grey and the ceiling is open to let the blue sky appear.
There is not a lot of furniture. The only furniture present in the room are dark wood benches and some black pillows. The space is open, without doors, allowing a large view.
One area of the room is delimited by the material. In this place the floor and the ceiling are in light wood. This area of the room is open to the outside, without windows but has a ledge that can be used as a seat. The frames of the paintings are black.
In addition to the natural light, there are wall and ceiling lights providing artificial light, highlighting each painting.
Athmosphere
When I first entered the space I felt a little bit lost. I didn't find the space warm but rather impersonal and "classic".
I liked the fact that I was in a natural environment. The fact that the exhibition space was in the middle of a landscape, in this case on the water, which made me feel better and hold on to the fact that the space is unreal.
When I was in a room enclosed within four walls I felt more cramped and less comfortable. The fact that the materials are realistic and the shapes are a reproduction of reality makes me feel less comfortable than when the space is close to something that doesn't remind me of reality.
Description by Samia Hilal
The space is very large and bright. There are a lot of windows showing the outside landscape and letting in a lot of natural light.
The floor and the walls are light grey and the ceiling is open to let the blue sky appear.
There is not a lot of furniture. The only furniture present in the room are dark wood benches and some black pillows. The space is open, without doors, allowing a large view.
One area of the room is delimited by the material. In this place the floor and the ceiling are in light wood. This area of the room is open to the outside, without windows but has a ledge that can be used as a seat. The frames of the paintings are black.
In addition to the natural light, there are wall and ceiling lights providing artificial light, highlighting each painting.
Athmosphere
When I first entered the space I felt a little bit lost. I didn't find the space warm but rather impersonal and "classic".
I liked the fact that I was in a natural environment. The fact that the exhibition space was in the middle of a landscape, in this case on the water, which made me feel better and hold on to the fact that the space is unreal.
When I was in a room enclosed within four walls I felt more cramped and less comfortable. The fact that the materials are realistic and the shapes are a reproduction of reality makes me feel less comfortable than when the space is close to something that doesn't remind me of reality.
Description by Samia Hilal
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