What are exhibitions for? : an anthropological approach / Inge Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Inge, author.

Contributor:

Andrews, Susan, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

At Home in Japan (Exhibition) (2011 : Geffrye Museum (London, England)).

At Home in Japan (Exhibition).

Exhibitions--Social aspects.

Exhibitions.

Museum techniques--Social aspects.

Museum techniques.

Anthropological museums and collections--Exhibitions.

Anthropological museums and collections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, [2019]

Summary:

"Why do people go to exhibitions, and what do they hope to gain from the experience? What would happen if people were encouraged to move freely through exhibition spaces, take photographs and be playful? In this book, Inge Daniels explores what might happen if people and objects were freed from the regulations currently associated with going to an exhibition. Traditional understandings of exhibitions place the viewers in a one-way communication form, where the exhibition and those behind its creation inform their audiences. However, motivations behind exhibition-going are multiple and complex and frequently the intentions of curators do not match the expectations of their visitors. Based on an in-depth ethnographic examination of the processes involved in the making and reception of one particular exhibition-experiment as well as a study that follows 'freed' objects into their new homes, this publication will not only shed light on what exhibitions are, but also what they could become in the future. Featuring over 175 colour illustrations and using practical examples, this is an important contribution for students and scholars of anthropology, museum studies, photography, design and architecture."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction: What Are Exhibitions For?

SPREAD 1: The AHJ booklet: A practical tool to study exhibition visitors

Chapter 1. Representational and Performative Knowledge

SPREAD 2: Mike - 'There is a connecting memory in my feet'

Chapter 2. Photography, Exhibition Design and Atmosphere

SPREAD 3: Sue - 'Photography students have been very surprised to learn that what appears to be an actual window is in fact an illusion'

Chapter 3. Similarities and Stereotypes

SPREAD 4: Jen - 'I was very interested in anime and manga'

Chapter 4. To Learn or Not to Learn

SPREAD 5: Natasha - 'And I have been putting them in the dishwasher'

SPREAD 6: Natalia - 'It's in our shower because it's very useful; Molly - 'It is something I found and can't give away'

Chapter 5. Photography, Performance and Play

SPREAD 7: Ali - 'I never found England a very interesting place'

Conclusion: Exhibitions as Technologies of the Imagination?

Notes

References.

Notes:

"The findings presented in this book are based on an ethnographic study of the production and reception of the exhibition 'At Home in Japan : Beyond the Minimal House'. The show was held from March until August 2011 at the Geffrye Museum, a historical museum of the home in East London."--Introduction.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-350-06536-6

OCLC:

1083341472