Museum of London: Executions
Executions was a major exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands (October 2022 – April 2023) that explored 700 years of public executions in the capital.
As the creator of the exhibition's Key Art, I drew inspiration from historical broadsheets and William Hogarth’s distinct etching style (A prominent illustrator of the time). The resulting artwork is a striking composite visual depicting a condemned man being led out to a waiting crowd.
Teaser Design
Originally scheduled for 2020, the exhibition was delayed, but I was tasked with creating a poster design for the initial launch. The design focused on broadsheet-style headlines to highlight the diverse human stories behind each execution, creating real headlines from executions, and using retro font styles. This design was later used as a teaser for the final exhibition.
Alternative Concept
I created this poster concept, during the idea stages for the exhibition, the idea uses portraits literally being ‘hanged’ from the wall to reflect the theme of hanging. The heads of the figures in the portraits are cropped, symbolizing beheadings as a form of execution.
