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Red Dress Day
May 5th marks the day to mark the national emergency of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+). This installation was created to create conversation around this issue, and allow for students and staff to have constructive discussions. Each poster is a point to stop, read and reflect. Over 400 names written on red dresses, the names of known victims in the national database.
Location:
Crofton House School
Year
05/05/2025, 05/05/2024
Truth And Reconciliation Day Planning
September 30th, also known as Orange Shirt Day, marks the remembrance of Indigenous victims of residential schools in Canada. An exhibition I am proposing for next year is a walking timeline, where visitors take one step for every year, and interact with informational videos and infographics about the dark period of Canada’s history.
Location:
Crofton House School
Year
30/09/2026
Graphic Planning
In these early stages, I work in mood boards and research what format the information might take.
The final art project ideas.
“Why it matters to me” could be the theme of the exhibit. It brings it into the personal space of the visitor. A large banner with orange feathers pre-painted, so that visitors can fill in the feathers when they visit.
Page 9/16 from the 100 years of loss pdf from The Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF).
This is a powerful message, and is the core of this exhibition. I will use this as a starting point, and work backwards.
Touch screen plinth built with plywood.
The website timeline made by Seneca Polytechnic is easy to navigate, and I will take this as inspiration, as it contains survivor videos and explainers. I will mock up the plinth plans in Fusion, and make it to fit a 36” monitor.
Pathway start with plinth mockup and touch screen.
Vinyl path on the ground is cut and has arrows to direct the visitor to the information.
Project Planning
This project is an exhibition based on 100 years of loss pdf from The Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF). The proposed plan is to use a vinyl pathway or timeline on the floor. One step is one year, and at specific stopping points on the timeline, information about that date will be close by in either a video or poster.
Final stop on exhibit pathway
The final hub is where visitors can contribute to an art project to be on display in the school year round.
3D render of the space in Metasteps, to visualize the exhibition in a virtual environment.
Work in progress LINK.
Community art project from 2 years ago.
The final art project proposed would include the voices of everyone that wants to contribute. Either on paper or fabric, to be a legacy project.
The starting pathway of the exhibit space.
The first few steps around the pathway of a visitor to the space, looking back.
Layout Planning
The planning started as sketches on paper, and then to floorplans and a 3D render in SketchUp.
Created floor plan of installation space
Made in Rayon software
Floor plan imported into SketchUp
Used Trimble SketchUp
3D model of the space with architectural elements
Created in SketchUp
Close up of model
Textures and elements created in SketchUp
Graphics And Posters
Created posters to convey information and pause for thoughtful introspection.
Missing & Murdered infographic Poster
Modified in Adobe Photoshop
What Can I Do? Poster
Created in Adobe Illustrator
Red dress vinyl sticker
Created in Adobe Illustrator
Why is this a crisis? Poster
Created in Adobe Illustrator
Questions to consider poster
Made in Adobe Illustrator
Red dress button design
Modified in Adobe Photoshop
Final Installation
Final installation in the space with the elements completed.
Main atrium and information table with buttons
Atrium view from the hallway
One hallway with posters and information
Hallway section with posters and looping video on tablet
Small window installation
Video Walkthrough of Installation