(photo credit: Virginia Winder)
Label writing has officially gone to a whole new level with Puke Ariki's new temporary exhibition, Stranger Than Fiction! Some staff were caught in the throes of storytelling at the opening on 12 May - either that or the flash blinded Gerard, hence his 'deer caught in headlights' impression!!!
If we do say so ourselves, the show is looking amazing - very theatrical with red walls, velvet pillows, gold lettering and spotlights abounding. All of the objects in the exhibition are displayed without explanatory labels ... so what are they? YOU TELL US!
And so people have! The label boards have been overflowing with amazingly inventive stories, astute observations or pun-tastic plays on words. Here are a few of our favourites:
Is that a threat??
The Royal Wedding has certainly been a theme ...
Who doesn't love a pun from a 10 year old??
If you haven't already, get yourselves over there to check it out. It's not every day you get to write a completely fictitious label about a collection object and display it in an exhibition ... make the most of it!
And if you can't make it to the actual exhibition, you can check out our Stranger Than Fiction set on Puke Ariki's Flickr page:
Thanks to everyone who helped get Stranger Than Fiction on the floor (with special thanks to Kate Boocock!), and to the staff who helped 'seed' the exhibition on the opening night. You're AWESOME!
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