I chose to do a mounting presentation for my work because, its very hard to catch and keep someone’s attention through a book. On the wall, mounted, its in your face, you cant avoid, and from there, its the message you share that holds the importance.

Mounting grouping –

My first mounting group will consist of my 2 surrealism edits:

I will mount them simply, using mount spray to stick them initially, on a piece of black cardboard, so they will look almost bordered. Then using double sided tape to stick them onto a piece of white foam board. Having both photos side by side with about a 2 inch gap between laying next to each other on the same piece of foam.

I wanted these two photos together due to their similarity. Both being harsh edits and similar forms, I knew that they would compliment each other very well. I printed them off individually as A5 prints because I knew in my project, they wouldn’t have very much significance.

My second mounting group will consist of my final 3 images:

I mounted these photos slightly differently, using mount spray to attach the print to a piece of foam board the same size. This was done for all 3 prints individually. I then used double sided tape again to tape them to a large piece of black cardboard. I allowed my prints to overlap slightly to give my presentation some depth and texture since it is the most simple way of presenting my work.

I wanted to group these 3 images together and not all individually because they reflect what I would call the three unspoken rules of relationships, friendly or intimate. Vulnerability, trust and intimacy. It reminded me of the saying, ‘Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil’, and I thought that could be very impactful.

Examples –

Group 1 –

Group 2 –

Virtual gallery and Evaluation –

Overall, the mounting process went very well, I gave range and difference between both groups, including texture and having different levels on group 2. The bordering on group 1, complimented the photo and gave the end result dimension and depth.

I could have improved this process by changing the sizing for both groups and varied this to show more dimension between the photos instead of having all images the same size in both groups.