‘AAA Shaun Ryder & Friends’ at Manchester Photographic Gallery

Karin Albinsson

30 June – 30 August 2011

INTRODUCTION1. Producing an Exhibition for a private Gallery and choosing

the theme

2. Researching the space

3. To work out the time it will take to produce the Exhibition

4. Budget

5. Use of space, the amount of and the size of the images

6. Choice of material, photographic prints on paper/metal/glass

7. Video projection, the film and the editor

8. Cost of material, prints, mounts, frames and retoucher

9. Images for sale, cost/commission by the gallery

10.Sponsors

11.Publicity, press release

•1.

•I was approached by Manchester Photographic Gallery and asked to produce an Exhibition with my Manchester Music images, mainly the photos of Shaun Ryder taken 1996 - 2011.

•2.

•I researched the space of the three floors and the staircase. I measured each wall, considered the lighting. I also made a plan for using flat screens for videos.

•3.

•I was asked in January to make the Exhibition ready to open in March. I told them I would need six months and I could have it ready in June.

•4.

•The Gallery offered to pay for the exhibition. If the Gallery paid they would decide what printer, material and frames I was using. Also, the Gallery would keep the work till I had paid the cost in full. I decided to pay myself and have full control of the material and printer I used and to be able to keep my work after the Exhibition.

•5.

•From the research of the space I planned how many images I would have on each floor also their size and what material I would use.

•6.

•Considering the space;

•1st floor ‘BLACK GRAPE’ 24 images in mount and black metal frames. From the size of 43x60 cm to 87x59 cm.

•On the 2nd floor ‘TEN MANCS’. 10, A1 lambda prints mounted on 5mm glass, one 2x1 meter image sprayed into metal and three A1 lambda prints in large black wooden frames.

•3rd floor, ‘ON TOUR WITH SHAUN’ 14 framed prints in mounts and black metal frames, one image sprayed into metal 2x1 meter.

•7.

•Video projection, 3rd floor, ‘An introduction of the Exhibition by Clint Boon’.

•& 2nd screen,‘Tell me a joke Shaun’ a documentary filmed while I was o Tour with Shaun.

•8.

•Cost of, A1 Lambda prints £50 each, small metal frames with mounts £42, large metal frames £90 each, 100 small Ikea frames £300, retoucher £300.

•300 of launch night AAA passes £1 each = £300, negative scans £100.

•Total cost £ 4.500.

•9.

•Images priced by the gallery. Gallery commission 50%

•10.

•The galley organized Kopparberg to sponsor the Exhibitions launch, providing cider for 300 guests on the launch night and the neck ribbon for the AAA passes.

•11.

•The Exhibition reviewed in Newspapers and magazines, on the first page in Manchester Evening News and in The Big Issue and VIVA magazine. Also on-line in Louderthanwar, Kopparberg website, houseoftheorangemonkey, mmp pgr hub, Manc Mode, VIVA http://vivalifestyle.co.uk/aaa-shaun-ryder-friends/.