I WE and OTHERS IMAGES OF MY WORLD

I, WE and OTHERS: IMAGES OF MY WORLD • AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTS • (Slovene Ethnographic Museum) Ema Lukan, student of Cultural Studies (eema. lukan@gmail. com)

Analysis of the audiovisual contents through the lenses of main themes of the SWICH project* * Based on the student’s view.

SLOVENE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM o National museum o About people, for people o Link between past and present o 2 permanent exhibitions o Temporary exhibitions

I, WE AND OTHERS: IMAGES OF MY WORLD o Second permanent exhibition (since 2009) o Exhibition concept: dr. Janja Žagar o About people’s identity o Identity in “I, We and Others” = a process Ø 7 parts of the exhibition o A museum living room o Personal exhibitions of our visitors o Reflective + inclusive exhibition (workshops, debates, personal exhibitions…)

AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION IN THE EXHIBITION o Concept: Nadja Valentinčič Furlan, curator of ethnographic film o Scenery elements -> create the atmosphere o Older documentaries -> past periods o Edited footage documents of living annual customs o Home video -> everyday family life o Narratives -> fairy tales, life experiences, life stories

“VISITOR RESPONSES” o Department of ethnographic film: Visual Anthropology and Museology. o Video portraits and narrations at the end of the exhibition + on the website o Quiet & separated place for watching o 3 to 6 minutes long clips, one person talking o Democratic approach o 50 visitors sharing their views o Each year 6 to 8 new ones

AN EXAMPLE: Visitor responses: Ahmadi

HOW DOES IT WORK? o 2 voluntary cultural mediators since 2010 o Training with the curator: o Empathy ! o Simplicity o Close-ups or medium shots o Easy editing

ADVANTAGES o Democratic (including portraits of Roma people, homeless, refugees, LGBT etc. ) o Participatory o Lively o Two way communication o Community building o Accessible & shareable o Inexpensive production o Virtual exhibitions debates

DISADVANTAGES o Underrepresentation of children; privacy protection o Mostly elderly people o Language issues

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