1. Peripheral Future: Design Answers Rural Title: Peripheral Future[1]: Design Answers Rural Date: 15th August 2026 – 25th August 2026 2. Curatorial Narrative Text (For Publics) Where are you all coming from to see this exhibition? Most of you… Continue Reading →
Introduction The title of my SICP is Peripheral Future: Design Answers Rural, which means responding through design to the problems faced by rural areas—such as being treated as mere appendages by cities, being overtaken by tourism, and having agricultural development… Continue Reading →
I review Wenchang Jia’s blog. When I first visited his blog, I was immediately drawn to his visually appealing cover. The overall layout uses a single main image as the cover, accompanied by text with captions. He combined lecture materials,… Continue Reading →
This week, I visited the National Museum of Scotland to view the exhibition and learn[1]. Through this visit, I gained practical skills that will be useful for future curatorial work at large art galleries and museums. First, the map… Continue Reading →
This week, I visited the group exhibitionThe Dead Don’t Go Until We Do at the Talbot Rice Gallery for a case study[1]. I noticed that the accessibility facilities at the entrance were very comprehensive, including audio guides and audio labels,… Continue Reading →
This week, I continued to explore the theoretical connections between the articles I read last week and my SICP regarding location selection and the construction of public projects. As for why I chose to hold my exhibition in Edinburgh… Continue Reading →
Through my pre-class reading, Building a User-Generated Museum: A Conversation with Alistair Hudson, I further refined the theoretical foundation of my exhibition. My exhibition is intended to serve oppressed groups—residents of peripheral communities, sexual minorities, people with disabilities, and ethnic… Continue Reading →
I admit I used to have some misconceptions about accessibility. After reading this week’s pre-class reading, Means Without Ends: Learning How to Live Otherwise Through Access-centered Practice, I’ve gained a new understanding of accessibility. Originally, I had planned to… Continue Reading →
Based on my tutor’s feedback, I developed a subtitle for my personal project—Design Answers Rural—to explain and expand my exhibition title, Peripherial Future. I also created a poster. Based on the lectures and pre-class readings, I believe my project… Continue Reading →
During the Summerhall collective meeting, we brainstorm and develop the collective project. Everyone gathered artworks that interested them and started discussing exhibition concepts and design proposals. During discussing exhibition design, I proposed that our collective curatorial project should avoid the… Continue Reading →
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