tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post8422509553310577282..comments2024-03-27T05:04:39.476-07:00Comments on Museum 2.0: Talking Through Objects: The Dog AnalogyNina Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-50769864450710707232010-05-06T11:22:52.517-07:002010-05-06T11:22:52.517-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.different sex positionshttp://www.publicsexpositions.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-67447124239621386522008-09-25T23:01:00.000-07:002008-09-25T23:01:00.000-07:00Great analogy - if only we could get our exhibits ...Great analogy - if only we could get our exhibits to be more like dogs, or better still puppies.<BR/><BR/>I think Elizabeth is on to something in drawing attention to movement as a key feature of being engaging. I wonder if the utter stillness of objects in cases or on walls encourages us to shut down externally as well? Whereas dogs and puppies make you feel like imitating them - being silly, bouncing or other human equivalents of wagging your tale.<BR/><BR/>Your post on pointing as a sign of engagement makes a similar point. Somehow our exhibits have to overcome a kind of physical inertia so that visitors will talk, point, move and interact.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-54877634545361527572008-03-31T16:09:00.000-07:002008-03-31T16:09:00.000-07:00I applaude your obervation. great read- along w/yo...I applaude your obervation. great read- along w/your tattoo palors and art museum post. :)MissMandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268200931906599710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-2516487263742315312008-03-31T16:08:00.000-07:002008-03-31T16:08:00.000-07:00I applaude your obervation. great read- along w/yo...I applaude your obervation. great read- along w/your tattoo palors and art museum post. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-78415134655507832992007-12-12T14:01:00.000-08:002007-12-12T14:01:00.000-08:00I remember that I went to an exhibit at the Menil ...I remember that I went to an exhibit at the Menil in Houston. Although I don't remember what the exhibit was entitled, I do remember that at a given time interval some of the mechanical sculptures would be activated. They were mechanical assembleges that would rattle, spin, purr, etc. Because they made such a racket, if even for only 30 to 60 seconds, it broke the ice. Strangers in the gallery would talk with one another about the sculptures. They would identify which one they liked and why.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158780657522431452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-22741792955046191782007-09-13T09:28:00.000-07:002007-09-13T09:28:00.000-07:00I have to agree that the dog analogy is a great on...I have to agree that the dog analogy is a great one. <BR/><BR/>It occurs to me that kids (particularly young kids) are a bit like dogs too, except many more museums allow kids through the doors. I wonder if kids can create communities of adults and kids that extend beyond "playtime" and into deeper experiences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-83651747383151279762007-09-11T09:45:00.000-07:002007-09-11T09:45:00.000-07:00I'd have to say that yes, in my experience zoos do...I'd have to say that yes, in my experience zoos do provoke more social contact between visitors; I also notice that visitors seem more likely to engage staff when they have a question about a live animal than they do about an object. Interesting! <BR/><BR/>I think, too, that when I was a staff member at a zoo, I felt I could more easily start spontaneous conversations with visitors if an animal was doing something interesting at the moment I strolled by--it creates a point of contact, you know exactly what their eye is on when the bear is jumping into the swimming pool! So you can say something about how much that particular bear loves playing in the water, and there you go. In object-based exhibits, I do feel a bit more that I might not have a handle on what they're finding so interesting about X, and my comment might not be as welcome or as relevant. (This isn't to say I don't do it--but it does feel different than the spontaneous conversations I used to have with zoo visitors.) As always, your blog is great food for thought!The Wax Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906982849735573737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-86557955802946771982007-09-10T22:26:00.000-07:002007-09-10T22:26:00.000-07:00Nice analogy, Nina!Have you read Donna Haraway's r...Nice analogy, Nina!<BR/><BR/>Have you read Donna Haraway's recent thoughts on companion animals, and specifically about dogs? You might find them useful, and you'd definitely find them interesting.Leslie Madsen-Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280429613302243248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-36621068329474113652007-09-10T18:54:00.000-07:002007-09-10T18:54:00.000-07:00Great point. We need a "dog park" section, a "per...Great point. We need a "dog park" section, a "personal time" section, a "pick up hot chicks" section...<BR/><BR/>Although arguably right now the museum is so much about alone or small group time that perhaps swaying forecfully in the other direction, while jarring, would be useful.<BR/><BR/>How do you feel libraries balance this well? I'm not sure who I would socialize with in the library.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how this works at zoos, where there are lots of emotive, moving animals to watch. Are people more social with strangers there?Nina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-30523714534503238182007-09-10T13:50:00.000-07:002007-09-10T13:50:00.000-07:00As a lifelong dog owner, I applaud your analogy an...As a lifelong dog owner, I applaud your analogy and completely relate! But I am also in complete synch with the "some of my oldest friends are art works" comment too, and therein lies the rub. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes when you visit friends, you want to give them your undivided attention, commune with them over coffee so to speak. You *don't* necessarily want to bring along others to chat, and small talk, dog park style, doesn't suffice. <BR/><BR/>So too with exhibitions and favorite works. I think another challenge here is how a museum stimulates the ripe opportunities for those who can/want to take an exhibition-viewing experience and share it, make it social, while not disturbing the occasional traditionalist who visits a museum precisely for the meditative alone time. <BR/><BR/>Libraries come to mind as handling this balance well... anyway,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the (dog) food for thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com