During the summer, I took part in a museum project where my final piece would be hung in a local museum (Watford museum). As part of my museum project I decided to create a 3D structural piece of work that included 10 hexagons and squares all hung at different lengths from the ceiling. Each square/ hexagon used a different media which represented an aspect of my theme “The Syrian culture and war”. This contemporary composition was influenced by Nancy Spero’s “Maypole take no prisoners”, because they are all connected by string demonstrating unity, however when the audience actually focuses on each individual piece, they are either reminded of the Syrian past with all their sophisticated geometrical patterns and architecture or the present which is war, explosions, damaged buildings and death.

When hanging my work, I displayed the work so that all my bright geometric pieces were at the top, whilst the dark rough surfaces had longer string and were at the bottom. I believe this composition worked well because I was able to overlap the pieces making the overall design appear complicated, which may exemplify the idea that the Syrian war has so many layers and complications, which will need to be resolved before the country can attempt growing and restoring their sophistication.

If I had a larger room and unlimited amount of space, I would have liked to hang my hexagons/squares from string which was hanging from different corners of the room so that they are all overlapping one another and at different angles, which would mean I would have to do designs on both sides of the piece of wood, this would allow me to recreate the confusion and chaos that the Syrian civilians are probably feeling. I would also make lots more hexagons and squares and make them different sizes, representing the idea that no matter who you are the war affects everyone the same.