Travel the world from your lazy chair

 

 

We all have our dreams; where to go when we win the lotto or what we’ll do when we have time and money enough to travel the world; Africa – South America or maybe the pyramids in Egypt. Those thoughts were the base for this display. 

Since not everyone can travel when desired you can always travel in your mind to unknown destinations by fantasising or reading books about other cultures and far away destinations.

What kind of images could people have in their mind when thinking of being somewhere else, doing something totally different?

I wanted to create an insightful look in the mind of different kinds of people to show that most of us dream of things others would not even think of. I opened up (literally) the minds of some of the figures on the display like the insight you get in others peoples life when reading a book.  Timeframes were not relevant and I crossed cultures, time and gender.

Tutankhamon dreams of sailing to unknown destinations and the book in his hands tells stories about the Phoenicians. The ninja can stop jumping or fighting and use his mind power to dream of the unknown. The snake-head man represents the ultimate fantasy; who would dream to have snakes sliding in your nostrils and coming out of your throat? But this African man makes it happen. This image in particular will attract lots of attention from the students. I made it even more realistic by using extra copies of snakes and Rasta plaits to paste them on top of the photo for a 3D effect.

Te Aho-te-Rangi Wharepu dreams of being a ballerina (the image is hidden under his hat) and  the geisha opens up her umbrella to give you an insight in her inner world. The Indian just booked a ticket to Venice and dreams of wearing a Venetian Mask instead of the same old feathers, while the orange punk boy dreams of Africa and lions but might see things a bit black and white.

While working on the posters my imagination grew wilder and wilder and often I grinned while imagining what I could  add to make it even more hilarious. 

 

 

It was lots of fun to find punchy lines about heads and books illustrating that you can travel the world from your lazy chair if you have the right book.

 

 

Seeing my ideas coming together in this bright 3D display was a fantastic journey.

 

 

This display contains all the elements I describe in: Tips for creating displays. I used unusual colour schemes, created 3D effects, used the offcuts to connect images and text and stepped  out of the box of traditional thinking while letting my imagination grow wild.

 

preparation time appr.: 15 hrs
construction time appr.: 6 hrs
materials:   3 copies of (enlarged) images from library books or internet/ different colours card and paper/ large size coloured card/ pink and blue wrapping paper
tools: blu-tack/ tape/ stapler/ scissors/ guillotine/ ruler/ glue stick  

To view a larger photo of the total display click on:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gr8displays/