After reading Xiao Zhang’s peer comment, I feel very happy and encouraged. Xiao Zhang said that she appreciates my use of flower and microscopic perspective metaphors to emphasize the importance of paying attention to small details to understand and solve big problems. She and I think this is a very valuable topic. I am grateful […]

My final exhibition was held at the fire engine station and in preparation for it we had a rather big problem on 19 April. Firstly, we could not combine as a fire engine station team as J.L. had hoped to do to install our exhibition. But she thinks one of the better things is that […]

Part I: Instructions for creating an exhibition and peer comments In this seminar, J.L. talked to us about some elements she hopes to see in our exhibition and our protfolio. For example, when we evaluate the students in the group, we can present more objective problems that we can point out under the existing conditions, […]

Part I: Inspiration for the personal division of labor – GuideBook When we entered the Talbot Rice Gallery, we were each given a booklet with a map and a description of each work of art. We could clearly distinguish the layout of the Talbot Rice Gallery and how each work of art was presented by […]

Part I: Group Discussion – Exhibition Format and Vision Today we had a discussion in a new group about the methodology and objectives of our exhibition. My exhibition is related to people and the environment, and my interaction with the audience takes the form of enabling them to interact and participate in the exhibition through […]

Part I: Short Talk on Case Studies We started the session with a review of each of our chosen themes and project art areas, while Beth gave us a few valuable case studies, one from Glasgow University and one from Bard College, as well as some of the projects she has worked on: a series […]

Part I: About the seminar During this workshop with Beth, we understood the overall content and effect we needed to present in the final curatorial project. In addition to the project book, we needed to develop our own individual and group timetables and to refine some of the division of labour within the group. At […]

Part I: What is EMBASSY? EMBASSY is an artist-led organisation based in Edinburgh that seeks to support early career artists, through the facilitation of exhibitions, commissioning opportunities, events and a public facing programming. EMBASSY was established in 2003 and since then has been run by a rolling non-hierarchical committee. Part II: What have we talked […]

Part I: About visiting Talbot Rice Gallery   We followed the spatial sequence of this exhibition hall when we visited it. First, we entered the area located on the 2nd floor, which presents a distribution of small and large spaces for the exhibition throughout the venue. When we entered the distribution in the white dome, […]

In group discussions, you will consider a range of example organisation’s vision, aims, ethics and values. You will also discuss their working practices and their local and global context (these examples are outlined below according to your Group). You will also consider how these commitments manifest through public programming, curation, curatorial themes, accessibility/availability of the […]