Agitprop, Part 9b
Design for an exhibition stand
Exhibitions
Exhibitions are a means of
mass communication that the revolutionaries do not use very much in South
Africa, but elsewhere they are seen at festivals and at specialist events that
the revolutionaries take part in.
The basic unit of an
exhibition is a modular piece of floor space that the exhibitor can hire, and
erect on it a “stand”. The stands can vary quite a lot, but the one illustrated
above is quite typical. It has a “reception” type of desk where a person could
sit and welcome the people, and provide information about the matter being
exhibited.
Around the stand are display
panels and fixed exhibits.
There would need to be a good
supply of business cards and most likely leaflets and pamphlets.
Sometimes stands take the
form of small meeting rooms, with chairs and a round table, where business can
be discussed.
Exhibition stands need
carpenters and painters and a lot of good planning.
The above applies to indoor
exhibition stands. Outdoor ones usually look more like stalls. Here is a wider
shot than the previous image used of the French / Italian Communist Party stall
at the Fête de l’Humanité, a festival
to support a relatively left-wing publication, in France.
This is a typical stall. It
could be set up like this out of doors or indoors. It is selling literature and
clothing, plus in this case, cold drinks for the large crowd.
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The above is to
introduce an original reading-text: Broadcasting, Loudhailing and
Exhibitions.
