Gabriela Schwarz

I was off to Brazil for a week, and hadn't seen the final product of the exhibition until the day I got here. First and foremost, I just want to point out that it is beautiful. In terms of aesthetics, the design team did a great job - and as I mentioned in class, I thought that the manner in which they organized the paintings are now much better. Other then that, I also liked the garments falling down the stairs.. I was just fascinated by how it looked.. in comparison to how I had left it.

Being involved in the creation of the exhibition really brought me into touch with all the controversy and decision-making that is involved in compiling an exhibit... I thought it was very significant to have this assignment in class, because, theory and practice always impact the student differently. By reading Linenthal, we might have become aware of some of the controversies involved, however, to be in the decision-making process and really "feeling" the polemics and decisions are quite different.

In my opinion, what was one of the most successful parts of our exhibition, was that we really allowed the voice of the Sudanese community to come out in the exhibition. The captions having quotes from different individuals of the Sudanese community explaining the painting, really added a powerful touch to the exhibit. I really thought that it had a strong impact in the exhibit, and brought along a more "personal" understanding of the paintings.

Overall, as for now, I am just really fascinated by the final outcome. I left it when it was still "raw", and now it seems very well cooked and presented! great job!