District SIX by Bonita Bennett - (Director - District 6 Museum)
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District Six Museum: methodologies for change
MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGNfor a new generation
August 2013
MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGNfor a new generation
Encounters in the District Six Museum
The scarred landscape of District Six
MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGNfor a new generation
Main components
• Archival interpretation by artists, designers, community members
• Site engagement by above groups• Soundscape development• Development of visual markers• Consolidation into heritage routes• Development of mobile applications
and audio guides
Encounters in the District Six Museum
The scarred landscape of District Six
MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGNfor a new generation
Main outputs
• Visual markers which signpost apparently vacant spaces
• Mobile applications to enhance site engagement
• Audio guides with narrative• Saleable products• Nodal points of interaction (which
could include returnee interaction and other engagements)
Encounters in the District Six Museum
The scarred landscape of District Six
MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGNfor a new generation
District Six Museum precedents and expertise
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Moving from building…
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
… to site
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Stepping out with recollection of a joyful past, along routes of memory
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Building a memorial cairn on the vacant site
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
And claiming a right to mark the land
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Public sculpture festival installation
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Public sculpture festival installation
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Memory and design workshops with elders
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Intergenerational workshops
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Site marking through performance
Encounters in the District Six Museum MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Site marking through food and memory
So, D6M offers:•A rich archive of audio-visual, documentary, artefactual and photographic material
•Expertise in site memorialisation and interpretation
•Recognised methodologies based on past-present dialogue
•Expertise in community engagement
•Experience in using design in different ways
•An evolving expertise in project outputs – product development
•A unique interdisciplinary approach to research, design, working with intangible heritage, education and sustainability
Bonita Bennett
Director
District Six MuseumMEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGN
for a new generation
Thank you!
Bonita Bennett
Director
District Six Museum
MEMORIALISATION through ART & DESIGNfor a new generation
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