The most memorable exhibition I visited in Melbourne was the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition displayed a number of beautiful paintings and artifacts from well-known artists. I learned more about famous icons such as Picasso and Frida Kahlo. These were my favorite pieces:
The exhibition was over a year ago, yet I still remember its impeccable arrangement and organization. The pieces were appropriately placed with descriptions on their side. The exhibition did not feel cramped or crowded, although it was, mainly due to the organized layout. I hope to implement a similar design to our exhibition at Melbourne’s living museum. On the other hand, I acknowledge that our exhibition will be relatively more intimate than the exhibition I attended, which is good as it allows an open communication encounter with the attendees. Moreover, our documentary emphasizes the value of community and collaboration, so it would be reasonable to aim for an encounter that extends. According to Zimmermann and De,’the environment, the guests, and the sensations that the images and sound generate all form part of an encounter with documentary practice beyond the film itself’ (2017, p.36). Furthermore, it would be great to give our insight outside the film to the audience and getting to capture their authentic thoughts of the work as ‘when documentary collaborators and community partners work together to imagine and design events as encounters, they activate the capacity to extend themes and narratives well beyond the project artifact itself’ (Zimmermann & De 2017, p.37). These encounters will hold plenty of conversation and dialogue, which would add to the works’ value and give it more depth creating ‘unexpected interpretations and insights in both the filmmaker and the audience’ (Zimmermann & De 2017, p.37). This would also help distinguish it from the exhibition at the NGV as the audience won’t be just naïve viewers (Zimmermann & De, 2017).
References:
Zimmermann, PR, & De, MH 2017, Open Space New Media Documentary : A Toolkit for Theory and Practice, Routledge, Milton