SEGMENT XI, 'TUNNEL'

For this Segment we researched the accessibility of the exhibitionspace of the Gallery. We build a tunnel through the space that made the non-public space of the gallery into a public space. By removing one of the windows at the front and a garage door at the back we allowed twenty-four hour access through the space. The design of the tunnel was strongly related to the space’s architecture- a long narrow section, a very narrow corner, and a wide section.

There were still areas that were not accessible. One of these was visible through a window at the front of the gallery and another, only accessible for the audience, could be accessed through the front door. In the gallery’s office, where the owner usually received visitors, there was no control over the space via the tunnel. In the three weeks that the tunnel was public space it has been decorated with graffiti. The public used the tunnel to a far greater extent than we had anticipated.