I think the idea of a freak show is great. I instantly thought of the 1980s film Elephant man.

I Think the films photography is something to note. The way the black cloth is put over the head of the beast uncanny & unknown. I'm not sure if everyone wants to do the whole bright colours fairground style as I believe that using less saturated work would give the exhibition a bit of personality.
I have had a few ideas on ways of enhancing the overall exhibition, I am especially interested to work on sound installation, something like the chatter and bustle of people going on in the background (slightly warped perhaps) If we were going to try and capture the essence of a freak show/ fairground i also believe smell is going to be important! I'm keen to work on both these aspects and will post another blog later today with more ideas.

In response to Beth saying about dressing up i think the clown idea might be a bit to obvious however i do understand that that may be something we were aiming for. I think the white shirt idea is great; however i think that if we were a travelling freak show our clothes may not be top notch and we would probably be quite poor. So maybe a play on the face painted clown.
Only a few ideas I will add more later today.