Exchange: On Campus Locations

Once the construction of our large letters was complete we reached the point in the project where we were asked to showcase our word in public spaces. My group and I came up with a handful of ideas on how to describe the word 'exchange' on the KU campus. Eventually we settled on four different locations that we thought best described different aspects of the word 'exchange'. 

1. Position

The first placement of our word was at the round-a-bout at the campus entrance. With this location we were trying to describe the exchange of transportation and their positions, each car/bus/bike entering and exiting from a different direction, trading places. 

2. Culture

The second placement of our word was located in front of Lippincott Hall, the headquarters for cultural exchange and backdrop to the friendly statue of two men exchanging greetings. Here we were trying to explain the exchange of culture by placing the word in front of the statue, with both items in the background. 

3. Goods

Thirdly we choose to use the vending machines in Wescoe to describe the exchange of money for goods, an equal trade of one thing for another of the same value. 

4. Ideas/Knowledge

Lastly, we used a classroom setting to describe the idea of exchange of ideas and the transmission of knowledge. First, as depicted in the photographs, we arranged two Es facing each other, seated in desks, with the remaining six letters spread out from the first E to the last. To depict the scenario of one person exchanging ideas with another student during a classroom discussion. The second placement of our letters explains the exchange of knowledge from teachers to students.