Dialogue with an EXHIBITION
DESIGNER -- Heleston Chew
Heleston, an experienced exhibition
designer, spoke passionately about
everything from wall colour, lighting,
graphic design, acoustics to ensuring
that the exhibits are conducive for
viewing for audience on wheelchair
and are safe for children; not a single
detail was spared. It was an eye-
opening experience for us all who
were not cognizant of this role in the
museum prior to the workshop.
Dialogue with an independent
ARTIST-CURATOR -- Tay Kay Chin
Kay Chin, a photographer himself,
rallied his own network of contacts to
complete a book project that evolved
into a photography exhibition
overseas. He shared the freedom
and challenges of curating as an
independent entity.
Curating is more than the relationship between
artworks within a space.
It is the art of negotiating different aspects of
exhibition-making, to produce a viewing experience
that achieves an end goal in a very particular context.
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Dialogue with a PROJECT MANAGER -- Koh Hui Ting
Hui Ting, who worked on LTA’s Art-in-Transit programme, shared the
particularities of working for a corporate organisation on long-term and
large-scale projects. She liaised with artists, curators, architects, contractors
while managing timeline, workflow and budget. It is common in many other
instances that the curator plays this role as well.
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I’ve seen how curating
relates to life and its
experiences, how your
life experience spurs you to
create art, or to create an
experience or sensation for
your audience. It (curating)
is in itself an enriching
life
experience
when
collaborating with others to
make it possible.” “
Ng Wen Jie, Hougang Secondary
School Tan Shun Ru, Xinmin Secondary School
The information from the
sharing
sessions
have
informed me as an art
educator, to revisit my own
curriculum and recalibrate
to ensure that interested
students are better equipped
with the skills and knowledge
needed for future jobs in the
art industry.”
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