INSIDE THE CANVAS
What Remains Beyond the Frame
A collective multimedia exhibition on personal choice and collective outcome
EXHIBIT CONCEPT
What remains of an individual concept when there are multiple authors? One painting allows for various conclusions. An element one person deems superfluous might be central to another. The exhibition makes this conflict visible. Several visitors collectively reshape the work, and the museum preserves both the overall outcome and the unsupported suggestions.
Concept of collective authorship
Unified Material
A specially created abstract composition of individual digital layers
Different Positions
Parties suggest what to remove or keep All options are visible on the main wall
Overall Result
The Pear makes the decision by vote. Unsupported proposals remain in the archive.
Beyond the frame lie external possibilities that also contributed to the creation of the work.
Five zones operate simultaneously
01 The First Gesture
The introductory scene repeats. Free entry.
02 Exploration
Multiple viewing points between screens.
03 Selection
Six consoles for collaborative participation.
04 Beyond the Frame
Continuous rotation of collective works.
05 Conclude
Comparison of results from different groups and a break.
You can participate, observe, or move on. The journey does not stop at any one person.
Start: Anticipation and Discovery
Until the First Gesture
Subtle sketches and pauses in sound. Visitors freely enter and observe from various vantage points.
Search
Versions are layered on transparent screens. Each route reveals a different combination of images.
«Choice» Hall: several participants
Six individual sensory controls. One shared composition on a large wall. Each offers its own variation. Everyone sees the changes on the main wall.
Interactive: «Whose Painting Is It?»
Suggest:
What to remove or keep?
Compare:
Options are visible on the main wall
Vote:
Change or keep?
View Results:
The work is changing. The archive is saved.
Prototype: three short rounds of 45 seconds, after which the result is automatically recorded under a number.
The free controller can be connected starting from the next round.
Time and the number of rounds will be verified during the test session.
General Guidelines
Most The group considers one proposal. A change requires more than half the votes.
Disagreement In the event of a tie or lack of a majority, the work is preserved. Options remain in the archive. Propose an element. Compare the change. Vote. One control—one vote; in case of a tie, the work is preserved.
Culmination: Overall Summary and Alternatives
In the center: The composition chosen by the group. On the sides: Detached elements and unsupported statements. Each piece has a number. The presentation runs continuously.
Final: A Comparison of Different Perspectives
Several pieces by different groups
One original piece, varied solutions from the groups
You can compare the results.
Discussion and relaxation.
Soft lighting.
No mandatory interaction.
Multimedia and Exhibition Management
Touch Controls
Parallel narratives and personal voice.
Overall Projection
A clear flow of the round and comparison of options accessible to everyone.
Program and Archive
Rules, history, and screening queue management.
Screens and Projectors
Independent cycles in the other halls.
Sound and Light
The rhythm of discovery, the climax, and a tranquil finish.
Three Ways to Enroll
Participant
Suggests an element, votes, and finds the group project number in the presentation program.
Observer
Views the suggestions and the group’s reaction on a shared wall.
Can join starting from the next round.
Mobile Visitor
Moves through, compares the work of other groups, and gains a complete experience without waiting for a remote control.
All three scenarios make sense. Discussion and comparison of the works continue outside the interactive element.
Artistic Materials and Archive
Original Work Eight discrete elements: lines, shapes, and color spots. One palette and one scale.
Actions A visible element can be suggested to remove a previously removed element—restore it. Movement is unnecessary.
History Session number, sequence of decisions, discarded proposals, and final state.
