Small...but not Restricted: Moore Call for Artists

The other day, I got a "call for artists"  in the mail for a show at Moore. The title is "Small...but not restricted." It's a juried show open to alumni.

Work should reflect the notion that small can be literal or an abstract concept. For example, small can refer to magnitude, quantity, scope, age, force, status and so many other implications. Please interpret freely and don't be limited by this small list!

I was contemplating today about what I might do and I went down into the studio to look around for ideas. I saw the boxes of slides I started to play around with and it hit me that I should try to do something with them for this show. The question then is, what do I do with them? Or more specifically, How do I display them in such a way that not only follows the theme of the show, but also reflects my vision as an artist?

 I was thinking something with slide viewers. But would they be something that people pick up? or should they be fixed to a structure?

My concern with them being picked up is that they could easily be taken. However, I like the idea of them being an object that you have to interact with. You have to physically pick it up to view the image. Either way, the viewer presents itself as an ideal vessel for the image with this prompt. A slide image is small and when viewed through a magnifying lens held to the eye, the image appears large as if it was right in front of you. This plays with a concept of scale and perception of scale.

I suppose i could get the keychain kind and have a chain attached from the viewer to a stand or structure of some-sort.

And then I have to work out which images to use or what kind of theme they should follow. Perhaps it needs to feed into the perception of scale. I have a few photos of national landmarks and mountains from out west.

 Or I could do something with the photos of my family, particularly the ones that have passed (mom, grammie, pop-pop)

And of course boats...

 Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.