Carol Prost

The exhibit looks great and reflects the care and thoughtful consideration that went into it. So to, the rather negligible imperfections, ( eg. crooked or inconsistent signage), reflects how quickly we got this exhibit up in the midst of all our other responsibilities.

Bravo everyone!

I really appreciated the sensitive, reflective, and contemplative deliberation people gave to the voice of the artists, the local Sudanese, the Southern Sudanese culture and history, to our collaborators/consultants, and to fellow students working on the project.

The titles and labels seemed by far the most challenging element, followed I believe by the design, order and hanging. Fidelity to the voice of the artist as well as the Southern Sudanese community and culture at large became, I believe rightly so, primary.

I think the design and order in part went so smoothly and quickly because it was a smaller group than the labeling and also we seemed to just reach agreement very readily.

As someone had commented in class, it was all a process of democracy in action!

I think the webct and Professor Auslander’s and Meg’s quick response to provide defined places to respond and work in really helped. Like Miriam, I noticed quicker response to emails than the webct, but I found webct much more helpful in organizing.

It was a great immersive learning process that I think prepares us well for future exhibitions we may work on. Having facilitated and participated in numerous community collaborations, I found the pace we worked at, the continual necessary changes, and the juggling of simultaneous tasks, needs, and opinions quite typical of any project.

The opening coordinated by another group and facilitated by all received the attention required to make it successful. Aduei and Yar’s leading the opening hymn in Dinka and English established a moving and beautiful tone to the entire exhibit.

This project remains very much in process, as the movie, a website, perhaps an audio-walk through are all yet to be done and I look forward to it!