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SETTING
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Setting up the
exhibition was preceded by
preparations which allowed for a planning of the entire
exhibition.
This first part of the photographs is a description of what went
on and the feelings it inspired after a 14 hours work spree. |
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It all started
with the arrival of the framed pictures. It was not useful that
they arrived earlier. Each frame was numbered in the back with
the corresponding number of the photograph. Then they were lined
up following the original planning which meant that the
pre-numbering made everything much easier when doing. Then the
great staff arrived and brought the banners with them and the
hanging material, and first and foremost, their experience and
goodwill. |
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Things just
started to unfold naturally as the print outs of the floor plan
and the elevations made it very easy to start hanging, adjusting
the height and then working on the spacing. This allowed me time
to look and I took some pictures that I felt were
meaningful and beautiful by themselves. The aluminum ladder
geometry coupled with the square picture in the banner, or the
contrast of the naturalistic shapes of the plants against the
rigid geometry of the black frames. |
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Then, as Ear
started to adjust and fix the height of the frames, I begun to
see that I was looking at a painting itself. Something such as a
hyperrealist painting itself. My eyes were tired of the
projectors lights, so I chose this moment to take the picture, a
frame within a frame, and then worked around making it look like
a painting. |
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It took pride and
self demand from this small group to go into the smallest
details of measuring the right spacing after we exchanged
opinions, and adjusting the lights. All excess projectors were
removed, and then I could hear them discussing about the light
temperature differences and trying to find the right lamp. It
was 1:00 AM when we finished with my gratitude to this fantastic
group of people who will go un named, but who deserve my best of
praises. |
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EXHIBITION OPENING |
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In Macau it is
usual for friends to send flowers with well wishes. Because the
gallery set up was very Zen-like, these wonderful flowers were
placed at the Gallery entrance. |
Video set up
displaying the video my son made. |
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Visitor watching
the video. A former high school teacher of my son. |
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Bill and Filomena
McGuire with us. |
Some of the wonderful staff of the Macau Museum of Art. |
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Interviewed for Macau
Television. |
With
Dr. Ambrose So, President of the Club |
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Dr. Frederico Rato's
book launching speech. Thanking both of them |
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Autographing the new album |
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group of friends |
visitors |
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visitors to the exhibition. |
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With Dr. Amélia Antonio |
With good friend |
a
group of friends |
my daughter talking to
kid brother |
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