Testing our Final Design

In order to get feedback on our installation we decided to test it on site.  We hired a van to allow us to transport our partitons down to the site.  As we predicted people's eyes where caught by the colourful partitions and they were eager to investigate further.
We talked to and interviewed people and found out that they were particularly interested in the camera obscura and how it worked.  Children thought it was fun looking at their friends walk through the partitions whilst older people found the history of the camera obscura fascinating.

A passer - by looking through the camera obscura at the partitions

The installation is eye - catching as the partitions are a vast size and the colours we used are bright and vibrant in order to attract people to our space.  They are also a dramatic contrast from the white area of St. Anne’s Square.

We positioned the installation so that people can arrive at the camera obscura from Emily Lane and the St. Anne's Square car park.  People can also arrive at the main entrance to see the partitions.
We made the space between each partition approximately 2 meters apart so that they were at a comfortable distance for people to move in and out and discover the shapes and space.  They were placed to encourage pedestrians to walk in a detoured path.

The use of the camera allows people to perceive the place in a totally different way due to the inverted image.

Our installation was built to suit all ages of people.  The older people found the camera obscura interesting whilst children liked running through the shapes and spaces.  It was very appropriate for families.