http://hereisnewyork.org/index2.asp.html
This a blog which collected all the photos from the 9/11, and made a exhibition of them. However, it didnt tell the audience which were the professional photos and which were not. It used multiple voices to describe the attacks, and the horror of witnessing but not being able to help. Online, you can browse the photos based on tags, where the people were, their profession (if they were a hospital worker for instance) the timeline, and the media. There are also oral histories and things which can be accessed. I liked this because it used many perspectives at a level space, and the viewer has to actively look through the photos to find out what happened. Also, people journalism is celebrated, by putting 'amateur' photographs on par with professional ones.
In the final gallery, the photos were hung up like washing, and could be changed around if a viewer found one especially interesting. I liked this way of seeing- horrific photos in the trivial, and the ability to change or match photos on a line.
These have given me new ideas for my project and how my project will be shown.
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