As the largest group in the class, we struggled from day one in coming up with content both long and/or inspired enough to create a piece reflective of our group’s size. The vehicle of QR codes has remained unchanged throughout the process, and now, finally, we seem to have decided on an idea both simple and yet weighted enough to truly fit our brief.

Our aim is to use QR codes to create an instillation in the high-street. We are currently looking into potential spots for this, and at the moment are thinking either the Phoenix Health Center/doughnut hut opposite Jack Wills, or the outside wall of Marks & Spencer. Marks & Spencer were quick to give us verbal permission to use their wall, though we need to write to them to make it official. We had more trouble getting permission to use the Phoenix Health Centre building simply because, as a now disused plot, it’s a matter of finding out who the property actually belongs to. City planning have promised to get back to us in the near future.

What we plan to do is completely cover one of these sites with QR codes, each one taking an audience member or passerby to a different thing. In order to split the work, we have decided on five topics: activism/political movements, the environmental, histories (of the high-street in particular), social interaction, and also the physical process of creating our piece. This last topic is particularly important, as we plan to create and print out the QR codes on the day of the performance, making our piece durational. We will also have a QR code printed onto our t-shirts, which will introduce both ourselves and the piece that we are performing/creating.

I, personally, am going to focus on the activism/political side of things. To make my work more focused, I am going to target activism and politics around consumerism and capitalism, such as the Occupy Movement. My QR codes will include a series of videos, audios and websites centered around that.