Just a few pictures to show how the Giant comic was put up (well...more like how Billy Mc Grenary put it up). Each of the twelve panels was free standing. A lot of the problems were solved by Billy. The fact that each board could stand on its own made the whole installation extremely flexible. Billy not only designed each panel to support a printed panel but also, the feet could be folded up making each panel easy to transport (not necessarily easy to put up from scratch though.)

We numbered each panel. But, sometimes when space was at a premium, we had to put six boards one way and six boards running opposite so that the reader could walk in a logical predetermined direction around the boards in order to read the whole story from panel one to panel twelve. More than once we built it wrong realising no-one could read it and had to take the entire thing down again. That said, the overall design was excellent. We were able to exhibit the piece in five different locations, each radically different from the last without any real trouble.

Since the actual artwork was printed onto foam board it made each panel really light. But we also had to be careful not to scrape or scratch the art. Polystyrene divides were inserted between each board. Again, it's a testament to Billy that he took the time to do that each time he transported the panels.

As you can see from the photos the piece was built panel by panel and adapted to suit the space. This was in the foyer of the Waterside Theater. The exhibition coincided with the opening night of a new Jonathon Burgess play and with the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.(July 1st)

After half an hour-first four boards up...only eight more to go!

At this stage we realised we'd have to concertina the boards a little so they'd fit the tight space of the foyer.

One side complete.

Not great looking with its backside exposed...then again, who is?

First few panels of the other side...

...getting there.

 Finally after an hour, all finished, artwork in place.