Immaterial materials Posts
The market of immaterial labours created a busy environment, which left a great experience. It has many pros and cons however, I am sure each market had learnt from each flaw. The immaterial market was a successful market which achieved many things a market should achieve. One main stopper was the sense of direction which unfortunately lacked in this market and it did impact our personal experience as it didn’t allow us to experience the market the way we should. There was a great environment occurring throughout the market, some stalls felt were not exactly prepared for a mad rush. Some stalls got a but repetitive amongst all 3 markets, however each stall did have a valid answer to define their stall to match their market theme. This market was lucky to have the extra space and for the streams to come in separately. It did make an impact with the constancy flow however, I felt there needs to have been a little more work done with the organisation of the stalls, layout and flow as it was all over the place. The stalls were engaging and provided a labour of exchange. We developed an understanding of the concept of immaterial labour when visiting each stall, and we were given a brief overview of how they portrayed immaterial labour. A couple groups had a clear explanations where they provided hot drinks while being able to draw on these fabric patches. Then, when the market is completed, they were to as a group, knit the patches and donate them. Several stalls either donated their products or gave their products to their customers, such as a stamp, abstract image, pot plant etc. Successful stalls like that define the markets concept of immaterial labours. The experience and aesthetic of the beach chill out was a great way to end the market. The dark room stalls were great. They were unique, and being a participant in those stalls was a great experience.
Abandoned materials Posts
The overall market had a successful turnout, a couple stalls lacked is showing the concept of abandoned materials as they didn’t exactly talk through with the participates. Others were very informative and helpful. I liked the the atmosphere and vibe, it was a good environment to be in. The market flow was a little confusing, when you walk in there is no sense of direction so it wasn't guided very well. the ending ended oddly, the coffee made sense to be a relaxing end however we were guided to leave to the last abandoned dreams stall. it was nice but i think needed to be situated somewhere else? Also the fact that when our time ended,we had to leave and and not continue as the next stream walked in.
Impossible things
The market of impossible things was a successful turnout. It was a tricky theme to work with however, it pushed us to look into it further. The markets flow had caused a little bit of issues regarding queueing, this did effect the experience of the visitors as they were too bothered by the fact that they were waiting too long rather than the experience of the stall.
Our stall was ready and prepared, however there was a little stress prior the market and during the planning stage. We were originally set based with having an art class, and experiencing the past with art. This idea would relate to most students at Massey, having this concept was really nice and were definitely able to push ourselves further. Unfortunately, other groups started pitching their ideas and it was going to get repetitive so we met up as a group and started brainstorming what our other options were. somehow a birthday party came into conversations and from there, we decided to look into throwing a birthday party. It worked well with the past theme we were in. We each allocated roles, i was a overly excited mum who would greet every one coming through and give them a gold sticker, It was a little out of my comfort zone however I am so pleased with the encouragement i got i was able to do it and it was such a exceptional experience to have.
We recieved great feedback from participants who understood our concept which was great to hear.
The order of the past market flowed nicely.. Some saw it as a happy accident however, we had to somewhat fight(not literally) for the area we got. There was slight issues, and miscommunication between a couple groups so when it came to the prototype everyone was all over the place. We all had a talk and the prom com managed to sort it out which was great and they did an exceptional job at communicating with us.
Things to improve would be
Do a little more research and have a more party atmosphere. Duncan suggested creating a treehouse, go all out and crazy. Thats a environment i would like to have explored if we had more time. It would have topped of the nostalgia/ past experience. Having a physical house built will balloons surrounding it would be great, the atmosphere would be wonderful and we would receive timeless reactions.
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