preparing for final market

test out if the paint we bought could work on the canvas we bought.


blew some balloons on the night before, incase we dont have enough time on the day.


bought all the foods on the night before to make sure they are fresh.


cut food in edible size beforehand to save time.

Party Bags

I have chosen the responsibly of working on the party bags. They have always been a personal favourite of mine in making and receiving at parties. I would keep it simple and minimal. Try to remind our audience of the past and leave happy.

The party bags had a good turnout they included a lollie, balloon, paper fortune which was a good mixture and enough to bring back memories. We made approx. 90 bags, unfortunately not everyone was able to have a bag of their own.

Material Shopping

As a team, when we were all fond of the birthday idea. We went to the city and visited a couple dollar stores where we purchased a few items to prepare ourselves for the prototype on Wednesday. 

We purchased small quantities of everything just enough for the prototype we had the first week back. It was enough to get the idea through.

Financial: Two people are holding account of the purchases then the total will be getting divided into 5 for a even and fair split. 

Idea wasn’t working out, New Idea

Unfortunately we were unable to meet up during the holiday break. However we kept in contact via messenger and updated one another with possible ideas we can do. We were able to meet up on the first week back at university on Monday where we had to thoroughly discuss our idea and what needs to be done. Our initial idea which we did during the prototype was good, however when other teams started pitching their ideas in the holidays it all became very similar and repetitive. It bothered us with the fact that the audience was going to be receiving the same experience so we tried out other methods of experience. 

We were discussing hand painting when a ‘Birthday Party’ theme came into conversation. We were hoping to re-create a young traditional kiwi birthday party. We felt that being in the past group, the nostalgia feeling is a key emotion we intend to the audience to experience. Birthdays give being positive and negative memories. Not everyone had a positive memory so it would be interesting to see how others respond to this idea. 

We hope to set the birthday environment within the allocated space and let it flow within other past groups to create a systematic nostalgia feel.

Balloons, Fairy Bread, Party Poppers, Party Bags, Crazy Hyper Mum, Annoying recording Mum. 

We plan on having a mural on the wall for the audience to contribute to the stall. We will provide paint where they will use only their hands to paint. Hand print of finger printing will bring out the essence of childhood. 

prompt cards

Made a collection of prompt cards based on the idea of our art class and to further involve & direct the audience. These are made to encourage the viewer to get involved and make it more of an experience for them. These cards will be printed on A5 pieces of paper.
 

Summery for first prototype

For the first prototype we decided to recreate a primary school art class, we will pervade a nostalgic experience for exchange we will receive artwork by the “customers”.

We were not fully prepare for the prototype, we were struggling a bit with the size of the table, and how we arrange them. We were also unsure about some of the details like the size of paper that people going to draw on.

It's a bit confusing when people come over, as they are not getting enough instructions to tell them what to do. Many are not sure if they are allowed to draw on the paper, or what to draw.

As we walked around in the prototype, we found that there are some groups using the similar "art class" idea, we need to make our thing more unique so that it can stand out in all the similar groups.

The environment we created didn't have that nostalgic feeling, need more decoration to make people feel like it's a art classroom.      

First Week back - Second Prototype

With the second prototype we got the chance to test out our new idea. We decorated the back wall with balloons and ribbons as well as set up our things onto a table, this include fairy bread (a cliche kiwi party treat, consisting of white bread with margarine and hundreds and thousands), party poppers and party hats. We also had the opposite wall indicated for there to be a board to be painted on, we didn't set it up due to how messy it'd be if we had.

The prototype went well, most people who wandered by grabbed some of the fairy bread, someone commented on it that they needed more toppings and for the crusts to be removed. 
The lecturers came around and commented on it highly, they too sharing some memories of the party cliche. They also gave us some feedback and ideas that we could use, this includes; having people play a role of either a parent or child to create a deeper immersion, have other ways of interacting with the customer; wishing them happy birthday. They also commented on the other side of parties, the parents side of having to deal with loud kids doing random stuff and how stressful it is, but the likely hood of us actually doing that is slim due to our audience being mainly <21 years old. They also mentioned the party bags that were handed out at the end of parties.

After the feedback we created the plan to have people role play as those who'd be at a kids party, we also thought about the painting mural and how to keep the customer clean; by having baby wipes to clean their hands and a trash can for the rubbish. 

Skillz That Killzzzz

Artist studies: Rirkrit Tiravanija

In 1992, Rirkrit Tiravanija created an exhibition entitled Untitled (Free) at 303 Gallery in New York. This landmark piece, in which the artist converted a gallery into a kitchen where he served rice and Thai curry for free, has been recreated at MoMA as part of the installation Contemporary Galleries: 1980–Now on view on the second floor. This back office curry kitchen has been replicated to scale, and the artist worked with MoMA to recreate the experience, with curry prepared and served by the Museum’s restaurant staff daily from noon—3:00 p.m.

In this deceptively simple conceptual piece, the artist invites the visitor to interact with contemporary art in a more sociable way, and blurs the distance between artist and viewer. You aren’t looking at the art, but are part of it—and are, in fact, making the art as you eat curry and talk with friends or new acquaintances.

Rebecca Stokes (2012) http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/02/03/rirkrit-tiravanija-cooking-up-an-art-experience

By reading Tiravanija's work I feel like our idea of making fairy bread on the market and sharing food with people could be a good idea of

Proposal & Production Snapshot

Creative Industries 2016
Proposal & Production Snapshot

Team number:
Team name:
Title of market offering: Last updated:

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Skillz That Killz
Birthday Bash (may or may not change) 14/09/2016

1. OFFERING / ‘STALL’

• ●  Short description of your team’s offering:
  We are providing a nostalgic experience where the audience will be reliving a childhood birthday party. In addition to this, there will be a wall mural where the audience can hand/finger paint what they like.
  
• ●  Short description of the way this offering will be presented at the market:
  In order to offer this experience, we have gathered a range of materials to create the atmosphere. Including balloons, Fairy Bread, lollies, party poppers etc
  2. PRODUCTION ITEMS/QUANTITIES/MATERIALS
  

• ●  Type and quantity of items/products being produced (if any):
  
  • ○  200 approx fairy bread quaters
    
  • ○  1 large Wall Mural ○
    
• ●  Any items to be built/assembled for your market ‘stall’ or environment:
  
  • ○  Large paper to be attached on wall
    
  • ○  Balloon arch that will be attached to string
    
  • ○  Birthday banner
    
• ●  Any packaging, branding material, or other collateral to be produced :
  

○ ○ ○

Plastic wrapping on various props
Possibly discarded small pieces of cardboard
Paint on hands from finger painting, will have baby wipes available

● Materials being used, quantities and sources:
Couples loaves of Bread, 1 tub margarine, hundreds and thousands, 20ish balloons, 4 or 5 paper plates, lollies, 1 cardboard banner, several party poppers, 1 plastic table cloth

3. TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES

• ●  Tools/equipment/facilities needed for production (Provided by Massey? external provider? you?):
  ­Ladder
  ­large scale paper, used as mural for fingerpainting (must look into where to source)
  
• ●  Tools/equipment/furniture/facilities needed for installing/presenting at the market (provided by?):
  ­2 white desks ­3 stools
  
• ●  Has any electrical equipment that you are bringing in been taken to Uli in the 3D workshop to be safety tested and signed off?
  ­Not required
  
• ●  Any storage requirements for materials or other items other than what will fit on the designated trolleys on Level D (this must be signed off by a staff member):
  ­A large box to place our items ( we have about 2 plastic bags worth)
  
• ●  Have you discussed any use of Massey tools, equipment or facilities with a technical staff member and made bookings where necessary?
  ­No, but must look into the guidelines for safely attaching paper & string (for balloons) onto wall
  
• ●  Have all of your team members had health & safety inductions for the use of all facilities or equipment they need to use?
  ­not required
  4. PRODUCTION SCHEDULE (key tasks and deadlines etc for production)
  5. BUDGET/COSTS
  ­So far it's at about $40/$50, may be more as more things are needed
  6. COLLABORATION
  

● Any collaboration with other teams (give team numbers and nature of collaboration): ­ nope
7. ANY OTHER NOTES/COMMENTS:

thanks :)))) 

Making of fairy breads

we've decided to go with a vegan friendly fairy bread, therefore we're using margarine, instead of normal butter. However, considering the budget we got, using the cheapest bread in store probably is a better option.  


Decided to make some the night before the second prototype, incase we don't have enough setup time. Ive washed my hands before making them for food safety reason...