Until the End of the World (1991, Wim Wenders)
Archives and collections are significant in evidencing practice and activities, telling stories and narratives, and expressing a cultural history. Collections equally express the conditions of historical collecting processes, choices of inclusion and exclusion, and wider social and economic relations. Museums are beginning to take important steps to try to make their collections reflect the diversity and the voices of the people they represent and re-tell narratives. Many museums have legacies rooted in colonialism; their collections from wealthy donors who benefited from empires past.
The title of this project is borrowed from the Wim Wenders film of 1991 that is part road movie, part sci-fi. The latter half takes place in the Australian ‘outback’ with the scientist who has made dreams visible via headsets with emotional results.
Sarah’s research is in relational curatorial strategy, this continues her work on desire and empathy in curatorial practice, alongside interdisciplinary investigations of human and non-human hierarchies. Paul’s research is in educational aesthetics, knowledge exchange and democratic participation, this continues his work on collective assemblies and digital curation. Both have a long-standing history exploring participation, decoloniality and widening access. Filmmaking is also employed as a wider curatorial methodology, each film created from workshop material generated using AI. Our impact is around changing understanding of, activation of, and engagement with collections of all types, from art objects to natural environments. We also explore how AI contributes to decolonial strategies for the museum and heritage sector.
The workshops use a range of techniques including meditation, creative writing, observation exercises, sharing methods and karaoke, they are always bespoke to the group.
Contact us: studio@formsofcirculation.com
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