Anhand aktueller Ausstellungsbeispiele erörtert schnittpunkt gemeinsam mit GestalterInnen und KuratorInnen inhaltliche und formale Kriterien des Gestaltens, zeigt aktuelle Tendenzen im Ausstellungsbetrieb auf, diskutiert Anforderungen bzw. Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten und macht Arbeits- und Entscheidungsprozesse des "exhibition making" transparent. Dabei werden Fragen aufgeworfen wie: Was können Ausstellungsgestaltungen über ihre funktionalen Aufgaben hinaus erreichen? Wo liegen ihre Grenzen, ihre Macht, ihre Chancen? Wie publikumsorientiert sind Gestaltungen? In welchem Verhältnis stehen Objekte und Gestaltung zueinander?
power of display
Exhibitions are polymedia methods of communication that only function in a sensual and cognitive manner when various levels (objects, design, texts, etc.) interact, a fact that is seldom reflected upon. In a series of dialogs, schnittpunkt delves into the relationship between content and form in temporary shows: To what extent does the exhibition itself produce hegemonial cultural interpretational patterns? Which social mechanisms of power or processes of social inclusion and exclusion do exhibitions expose through their design? Which subtexts are suggested by the spatial arrangements?
Through examples of current exhibitions, schnittpunkt points out criteria of form and content of their display along with designers and curators. It exposes current exhibition trends, discusses the demands and modes of exhibiting and makes processes of work and decision making transparent. This throws up questions such as: What can exhibition design achieve beyond its functional tasks? Where are its limits, its power and its opportunities? How far does the design aim at a target clientele and what means are at its disposal? What is the relationship between the objects and exhibition design?
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