For my project I want to create an interactive art installation that would be placed in tourist hotspots and would be geared towards all ages.
I was thinking it would be cool to have different forms of artwork placed around the city and have a speaker type thing nearby which you could press and listen to the artist talk about their work and personal life and some of the challenges they face as First Nations. This way, the viewer would be more engaged and connected, and would also be more likely to look up the artist as oppose if they were to just see a mural on a wall with no audio.
This would also be a good way to introduce newcomers to First Nations culture and provide them with some background on truth and reconciliation. Also, if people stopped to listen, other people would see that and be interested to check out what it is. I’m not sure exactly what that would look like, but I imagine it being a wood carving of some sort with a speaker inside, and then for the art beside it, it would be a variety of styles and forms.
In addition, I want to create a site landing page that would serve as an archive for all these stories and would contain more information. I originally thought about focusing on a podcast, but after doing some research I saw that there already was quite a few out there and I think that combining storytelling with an art installation would be more impactful.
I’m going to be referring to the call to action number 79 under the commemoration category for my project.
Sources:
https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/where-do-we-go-from-here
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17895779-we-are-born-with-the-songs-inside-us
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