During the lead up to the unit x launch I took a trip to the MOSI museum as it had an exhibition of a working Victorian fair. One of the first things I noticed about the difference between Victorian and modern fun fairs was the use of materials for example the Helta Skelta was made from wood whereas now it is a type of metal as this is a stronger and more durable material. The colours were much richer reds and oranges combined with their complimentary colours of blues and green, this almost made the colours pop and draw the eye towards them.
The idea of looking at the Fairground as something in the past that rekindles feelings and memories of childhood is something I found very interesting. It left questions in my mind; why did the fairground stop?where did it go?. these idea are something I would like to experiment with as I find out about the unit x. launch. I really ;ike the pattern of the Heltaskelta the way it twist around this is something I will look more into in furture weeks.
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