Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Market Participation Review - Kristen Mabey

Market of Impossible Things – Participant – Kristen Mabey

The Market of Impossible Things was very interesting when interacting with the stalls, but I felt as though the slow progression and long waits throughout the market really dragged it out and left me as a participant feeling bored and sick of standing around.
I was drawn in and asked to participate by the stallholders through their interesting interactive displays and cheerful attitudes. I liked the play-dough stall where you created an idea that was on a tag and left the creation there for other people to see and enjoy.

I feel like the overall market was very interactive and relied on myself and other participants wanting to interact and play their part in each stalls experience. One other stall I found particularly interesting was the dream stall where you draw a dream then go and find it in a black-light dreamy atmosphere, but here again I found this place to be dark, cramped and confusing as you enter and exit through the same small area.

I found the overall experience in the end to draw out too long and I was sick of waiting around, ending up skipping some stalls and moving past crowds to leave. The positives though were the really interesting stalls and interactive stalls creating a market that was enjoyable, making participants participate in stalls.

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