Reaction Post #2
Back in October, I had the opportunity to work in the Gallery West at SCCC.

I worked  beside the gallery director and some volunteers to hang the Alumni exhibition.
I learned the system of hanging frames, something I'd never really given much thought to.
You hang the photo at eye level (which is a certain amount of inches off the ground that I can't remember).
Then you subtract half the height of the frame, and then add the distance between the hanging wire and the top of the frame.
Magically somehow this gives you a perfect and aligned view of all the pictures hung.
It was confusing at first. I was working beside an older man whom I thought had a good sense of humor, and reminded me of my friends back at the antique store.
He and I had to make quite a few adjustments to our work, but after a few pictures my newfound math skills kicked in and things moved a little faster.
In all the measuring we were doing, I was also reminded of my 2D design class.
I remember thinking how funny it felt finally having some of the things I was learning in school come to play in a real life artistic situation.
I was also pleased to see that someone from my 2D design class was helping out as well.
I was asked to help out because of my work study, he was just there trying to be involved which was refreshing to see.
All in all, I don't really see myself working in a gallery, but it's very interesting to see how one functions.
Even a small show has a lot of thought put into it. Lighting, seating, everything that anyone can see or interact with matters.