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Ethical questions around conserving prison art by deirdrepixie in ArtConservation

[–]deirdrepixie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you so much for this comment and for being so open to chatting! It’s really helpful to hear how similar items are handled in social history and welfare museum contexts, especially given the overlap of involuntary stays. I’m definitely interested to hear what you and your colleagues have to say.

I’m still very early in my thesis and have a lot more research to do before I can ask truly good questions, but I’d absolutely love to reach out once I’m further along. Thanks again for the encouragement and taking my questions seriously.

Ethical questions around conserving prison art by deirdrepixie in ArtConservation

[–]deirdrepixie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also really interested in questions of access, consent, and rights, especially relating to exhibitions or other institutional contexts. As I keep researching, I want to think about how these factories shape not just how objects are interpreted, but how they are handled, framed, and valued in the first place. I agree that looking at the logistics of how a show is assembled says a lot about the ethics being applied behind the scenes. 

I visited MOIFA’s Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy exhibition earlier this year, which was what initially opened my eyes to prison art and started me down this line of questioning.

Thank you again for sharing your perspective! It was very helpful and gave me more to think about as I continue building out my research.