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- Jan 2021-May 2021 (Creation)
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Fictional exhibition poster from Stage 2 of Master of Design in Interior Design project titled "Time is Malleable".
Project Synopsis: When a Midwinter festival goes wrong, our hosts – a Neolithic tribal leader, a magpie and a standing stone, are accidentally transported through time, from the Land of the Pishinrain 2628BC to Argyll 2031AD. Arriving in Glasgow, they are fascinated by the scale and acoustic properties of the Gartcraig Road salt dome and decide on this as the site of their future festivals and ceremonies. Making use of the unfamiliar objects from their new material world, they design new ceremonies based on those of their past, with a wish to reconnect with their past lives through these familiar acts. Time is Malleable is a fictional exhibition of the assemblages of objects created by our Hosts for this purpose. The exhibition presents an investigation into material culture and the role objects play in the creation of memory, ceremony, relationships and time.
The Time is Malleable fictional exhibition postcards were to appear like the exhibition postcards often available to buy in a museum giftshop. Four different postcards were created, with four different images on the front, representing the four seasonal ceremonies of our Hosts. The postcards are printed on a typical satin postcard stock.
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David's interests surround environmentally responsible materials and methods of production, the combination of digital and craft methodologies, the democratisation of design, and the importance of interior design to the creation and expression of self-identity.
David enjoys finding and exploring connections between interior design and other subjects, taking a less serious, irreverent approach, using surreal narratives and humour to investigate these connections. He uses experimentation as a method of learning, employing both analogue and digital methods to investigate materials, forms and functions. He wishes to achieve designs which are fun, engaging and environmentally responsible.
Originally graduating from The Glasgow School of Art with an undergraduate MEng in Product Design Engineering, David then worked in design for several years in Glasgow, Leipzig and Rotterdam. In 2011 he co-founded Glasgow-based design community Analogue Social, assisting in the organising of design events across Scotland. He followed an interest in materials, working for three years with a sustainable timber supplier in the Highlands. In 2020 David returned to The Glasgow School of Art, attending the MDes Interior Design programme, passing with distinction and receiving the Chairman's Medal for top postgraduate student from the School of Design.
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Donated by David Ross, Mar 2022.
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Dimensions: 470 x 300 mm
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Catalogued by Michelle Kaye, Collections Lead, Oct 2024.
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