The Lecture10

22/05/09

In today’s lecture and tutorial class, in my point of view this was my first time to focus on the topic about “Representation and Museum.” Also this is my first time to go to the Auckland Museum. I am so curious about the museum’s exhibition and the ancient objects, or the history of culture background, or anything about national geography, and so on.

In the lecture, I am very impressed about Francis Upritchard’s works, to look through her compositions, I like her “Save Yourself” and “Traveller’s Collection.” Both of her works represented the ancient of Egypt culture, the curse mummy, the bury things that belong to the dead mummy, and the strange collections. In her first work, she made a grave on the gallery’s floor and she dismantled part of floor, then mix with sand on that space, just like you stood in the under grave. And the mummy which made by mixing media was lay down on the ground like the real scene and real ancient grave was be presented in the gallery. Besides, Francis made the particular effect that made the mummy alive, he can scream and shake, it was an brilliant idea and her personal conceptual idea that create the whole framework. However, she was fancied with the Egypt ancient stuffs, no matter the old legend, or the historical context, even the ancient fashion costumes, she used her own made to build up the “real life” and “the truth” in front of the gallery.

What is more her whole projects and the objects are fascinating and realistic that changed the unreal things into the “live.”

Furthermore, in the tutorial class, we went to the museum to find out more research and idea that associated with the lecture topic, it has provided many details and subject matters. And then I was very enjoyed seeking and looking around the exhibitions in the museum. I discovered many things undiscovered, also the memories that we lost in many centuries ago, such as historical remains, ecology, archeology, the natural environment, ancient things, and the cultures in different world wide.

Overall, it was the best experience and the greatest observational time to realize that many different things we could not find, the definition we misunderstood, and the part of life we went through before.

Images from http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/