Review Pameran Stiker All Stuck Up, Irlandia

Bersua lagi. Pada kesempatan kali ini kami akan menampilkan sebuah review pameran stiker pertama dari Irlandia yang telah berlangsung pertengahan tahun lalu. Intelijen kami yang bernama El Viz selaku penyelenggara bersedia membagi foto dan cerita dari Dublin. Bersiaplah.

How was the atmosphere of the exhibition?

ALL STUCK UP was Ireland's first exclusive sticker and paste up exhibition. The main goal was to make it feel more like a party atmosphere than an exhibition. I was personally introduced to stickers through the punk scene, so to this day stickers have always remained a really punk rock thing to me, just like DIY badges and fan magazines.  We purposely made it a one night only show in the hopes of creating a sense of urgently about it. Much like underground punk rock gigs in the 80s, if you weren’t there on the night you missed it. We had live DJ’s spinning records and people were allowed to bring their own alcohol to the show, so a lot of people came and after checking out all the art, just hung out listening to the music drinking beer, and checking out the art again and again. It really did have a fantastic atmosphere, like listening to records in your bedroom while flicking through old graffiti magazines.   

Was there any feedback from the visitors after see the exhibition?

A lot of people who made it to the show gave a lot of positive feedback.  For a lot of people it was the first time seeing so many stickers and paste ups in the one place. A lot of people enjoyed the fact they could just sit and hang and drink beer and soak up all the art over a few hours. I think the laid back vibe is what people talked about the most. 

How about your personal opinion about the exhibition?

I’m proud of the show. We had no money and no sponsorship. All the money came from our own pockets. The exhibition itself wouldn’t have been anything if all the amazing artists around the globe hadn’t have been so generous with their slaps and stickers. It was a small exhibition but we crammed a lot of stickers onto the walls.  I was happy with the night but feel I can do it better the next time. 

How you create this event?

Well I started by using Facebook as a platform to ask artists around the globe to summit stickers for the exhibition. We were collecting stickers for over 5 months before we had enough to put on the exhibition. We mounted the work across 10 4x4 foot wood boards We rented a small punk venue called tenterhooks for one night, got some local DJ’s involved and bam. 

 

Terima Kasih el Viz. Sebuah pameran stiker yang sangat unik sebab hanya berlangsung selama sehari seperti menonton gigs punk saja, sehingga menyesal bagi mereka yang tak datang pada saat malam pameran. Sebuah konsep yang menarik untuk sticker scene di Dublin. Sukses terus Irlandia!

Sumber foto: Arsip pribadi El Viz