Breakdowns in participation
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This document summarizes a case study about breakdowns in participation at a museum. It describes an exhibit called "The Secret Life of Objects" at the Design Museum in Helsinki that allowed visitors to leave comments and engage in discussion. However, the exhibit faced some challenges including acknowledging different types of audience participation, combining educational activities with an open discussion format, and issues around transparency and allowing new formats for participation. The museum staff worked to address these issues and improve collaborative efforts.
Breakdowns in participation
- 1. Breakdowns in Participation A case study in the museum Dr. Mariana Salgado Head of the Master in Business Administration in User Centered Design User Driven Innovation Centre Laurea University of Applied Sciences 14.10.2012
- 2. The Secret Life of Objects Esineiden Salatut Elämät Design Museum Helsinki
- 4. The Secret Life of Objects Mariana Salgado- Media Lab TAIK- April 2008
- 11. Enhancing collaborations with external partners
- 12. “ Yrjö Kukkapuro (1933-) Arcs and colours Rocking chair “Experiment” birch laminate, tubular steel, wood, leather 1982 Avarte Oy Excellent chairs, cute, humorous. I Yrjö Kukkapuro graduated in interior architecture fantasised about these chairs for a long from the Institute for Industrial Arts in Helsinki in time and at some point a suitable pair 1958. The basis for his design is in ergonomics. Kukkapuro has made an impressive amount of came. The chair is like a pet. It smiles and furniture for public spaces in his career. gestures to me like a funny rascal, in its International postmodernist currents gave rise to own way, each day. No other lounge chair the “Experiment” collection of furniture by does the same, but the morning starts well Kukkapuro, first exhibited at the Milan furniture when I read the newspaper in its arms and fair of 1982. The success of “Experiment” was drink my morning tea in it evident in the fact of it being featured in 32 different newspapers and trade magazines. Yrjö Kukkapuro (this was a link to the designer’s company: http://www.avarte.fi/english/designers/yrjo-kukkapuro/ )
- 13. Including the whole museum community
- 14. “ Spaceless space I recently heard a lecture by a Spanish artist called Roc Pares. He has worked with the idea of a virtual void. I see a certain similarity between Kåhre’s and Pares’ works, except that Pares works with the means of virtual reality and Kåhre’s piece is purely based on the physical. Both works also remind me of an article “Psychology and Nothing” written by Eliot Hearst (1991, American Scientist, 7, 432-443). Hearst writes about how hard it is for us humans to think about something that “is not” and that we are programmed to deal with things that “are” and “exist.” Thinking about Kåhre’s piece, it might be that we are programmed also to perceive “what is” and not “what is not”. Galleria virtual: The website of Roc Pares’ work Galería Virtual. Comment left in Conversational Map.
- 15. Acknowledging audience participation as strategy
- 16. “ This thing is very good, says an open-sea fisherman. It’s amazing how the designer has got the idea of letting water pass through the head of the fish, thus making it wobble in a nice way that the big fish can’t resist. Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects .
- 17. Combining participation and educational activities
- 18. “ Ode to a light (Ode to Objects) “ Anti-Ode to a Lamp (Ode to Objects) A man invents a lamp that is not a lamp He hides the lamp inside ice. The block light it shines; Warmth Coolness Joy the past I don’t understand its form I am already cold Mysterious on I want warm light, yellow and graceful calling us to it revealing all. A woman invents a new lamp she places it inside Iina the sun. Every morning it smiles at her through the gap in the curtains. Nana .
- 22. “ Aalto vase Definitely one of the most well- known pieces of Finnish glass design in the world. I live in the U.S “ Minimal All this Finnish design makes me want and have this vase at my home in to listen to minimal techno music. many sizes and colours, and it makes me appreciate the artistic talent we have in Finland “ Grandmother There is a Savoy vase in every Finnish home. The size and colour just varies. It’s suitable for everything: flowers, fruit and stones. It is a true Finnish classic. “ Finnish design inspires me whenever I buy objects. Their high quality makes me think twice before choosing an object. They are practical, sit well with furniture, and their use of materials is good. Hard to say how much I appreciate your Original in English. designs.
- 24. “ Eeronauts The furniture by Eero Aarnio has prompted a particular fan club: the “eeronauts.” All around the world, they have incorporated his work not only into everyday life, but also into pop culture, from sci-fi to Playboy. These signs cover magazines, videos, movies, etc. Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects .
- 25. “ Visitor’s comment I have heard a story about these scissors, where the colour of their plastic part is a result of the prototype process in which they used “ Answer from museum’s staff The story is true. Fiskars had made a juice extractor before that. The juice extractor used orange plastic that some leftover pieces of plastic that happened accidentally ended up on the scissors to be orange, the orange that afterwards was handles when the first syringe was used… is that story true? chosen. Workers were involved in the decision, and the colour orange was Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects. chosen for the handles. . Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects.