The Ligatures of Life: The Design and the 'Difficult' Exhibition

Willhemina E. Wahlin; Leora Kahn

The Ligatures of Life: The Design and the 'Difficult' Exhibition

Willhemina E. Wahlin
, Leora Kahn

PROOF: Media for Social Justice

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Abstract

The role of the designer within exhibition design is one of 'double-ended' interpretation - we interpret materials that are provided to us, as well as those we create with the design process. In the case of 'difficult' exhibitions - this is, those that contain information related to genocide, gender violence, contested histories, war or death - the interpretive role of the designer must also address the representation of vulnerable people and communities. In this paper, I discuss my research in this field, which has included the development of the Critical Hermeneutics, Social Semiotics and Multimodality (CHaSSMM) Model of Analysis. I explain how this method of interpretation has supported the design of the exhibition, "Ferguson Voices: Disrupting the Frame", a Moral Courage project by PROOF: Media for Social Justice and the University of Dayton's Human Rights Center.

Original language	English
Pages	1-1
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2020
Event	Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, United States Duration: 11 Nov 2020 → 13 Nov 2020 Conference number: 14 https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183926/https://designprinciplesandpractices.com/2020-conference

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Conference	Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
Abbreviated title	Advocacy in Design: Engagement, committment and action
Country/Territory	United States
City	Brooklyn
Period	11/11/20 → 13/11/20
Other	Conference moved to November 11-13 from March 16-18. Dates changed on event record.
Internet address	https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183926/https://designprinciplesandpractices.com/2020-conference

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