Collective 5-minute presentation. In this week 6 collective meeting we presented out curatorial project over the course of five minutes. Below is a summary and structure of my presentation: Title: My curatorial project title that I proposed was ‘Fabulation’. This word referred to Dona Haraway’s term ‘Speculative Fabulation’, highlighting the role of narratives and constructed […]

Rooting is an exhibition taking place in the University of Edinburgh main library, opening on the 23rd of January 2025. I was able to attend the exhibition opening, listen to opening lectures, and experience the exhibition, despite the interruption of an extreme weather alarm! As a result, my analysis of the exhibition will be informed […]

Theme development Continuing from Francis Davis Week 5 lecture focusing on place-responsive curatorial programming through the analysis of ATLAS Arts, a contemporary arts organisation that produces a variety of arts programs across Scotland’s West Highlands and Islands. ATLAS arts, having a specific location in which projects are based, focuses on the specific narratives, histories, and […]

Curatorial project space. Progressing from the priorities that I have identified in previous posts, I have identified 3 semi-local spaces that would be able to house the exhibition. As well as the appearance of the space I also selected these spaces with a focus on accessibility, engagement, and feasibility. At this point in my research, […]

Continuing from my focus on curatorial theme I have now been able to locate possible artists that I believe would contribute unique viewpoints to an exhibition space. Below I have mapped out these artists, including their name, key terms, a photo of their work, and a brief description of their practice. From this I was […]

Introduction During my week 5 individual tutorial, we discussed the need to refine the thematic and conceptual framework of my speculative project. Ecology as a framework is unique in the way that it has resisted aesthetic, medium, and ambition homogenisation. Instead, there is great variety in the ways that artists, and academics alike have communicated […]

Recap In my previous post I identified that subverting the audience’s expectation of the white cube space for a more decolonial setting connects the location and physical architecture with the artistic experience. The non-conventional setting does not form a background of perception in the same way that blank walls do. As a result, I will […]

Introduction. After the week 4 lecture, presented by Talbot Rice Gallery Curator James Clegg, I reappraised my notes and noted that he advised becoming familiar with the location of our curatorial projects. Being aware of the limitations of the space, as well as the history/context of the architecture could all have implications as to how […]

In the Week 4 collective meeting we were asked to locate our values as a collective – the resulting words were: Possibility Diversity Communication Reflecting on these terms in the context of my own speculative project I focused on Diversity and Communication, considering how these ideals pertain to accessibility in the curatorial space. If communication […]

Collective research: Continuing on from class discussion surrounding the prevalence of artist & curatorial collective’s emerging prominence within the contemporary international sphere (such as the Dis Collective’s curation of the 2016 Berlin Biennale), I have begun to reflect on the possible ways to engage with the workshop collective group, especially as individual projects result in […]