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Re[Framing] Provincetown: Animating History Through Sharing
Re[Framing] Provincetown: Animating History Through Sharing
Provincetown, MA, United States
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Re[Framing] Provincetown: Animating History Through Sharing
Provincetown, MA, United States
Re[Framing] Provincetown: Animating History Through Sharing is an installation that engages the public to evaluate their shared environment. The two components of this project - a series of outdoor installations and an exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum - draw visitors to explore the town and contribute to the museum’s collection of citizen-sourced art and artifacts.
Each of twenty-six diptych frames positioned around Provincetown displays an historic image adjacent to a framed “live” view of the same place. The juxtaposition of an historic image and the current view invites viewers to connect history and the present, and to identify changes both subtle and major between then and now. A free map distributed around town identifies the frames’ locations, and the exhibition’s official Instagram feed #REFRAMINGPTOWN encourages visitors to submit images that join the museum’s collection.
The exhibition within the museum reimagines the function of traditional galleries to create a living archive that captures the public’s memories of Provincetown through voice recordings, scrapbooks, public programs, and informal gatherings. The space includes three micro-settings: a recording booth for sharing observations and thoughts on Provincetown; a long, communal table for contributing to new public scrapbooks with photos, drawings, and writings and perusing an historical collection of local scrapbooks; and a “living room” outfitted with lounge chairs, a coffee table, sofa, and a retro-styled television console that shows vintage films of Provincetown’s art scene. Along with encouraging conversations among visitors, this setting hosts related programmed events. These three installations offer a dynamic and communal approach to culture making and the preservation of shared memories, enabling each visitor to become a citizen historian who, through his or her contributions, shapes how the community sees itself today and tomorrow.
Each of twenty-six diptych frames positioned around Provincetown displays an historic image adjacent to a framed “live” view of the same place. The juxtaposition of an historic image and the current view invites viewers to connect history and the present, and to identify changes both subtle and major between then and now. A free map distributed around town identifies the frames’ locations, and the exhibition’s official Instagram feed #REFRAMINGPTOWN encourages visitors to submit images that join the museum’s collection.
The exhibition within the museum reimagines the function of traditional galleries to create a living archive that captures the public’s memories of Provincetown through voice recordings, scrapbooks, public programs, and informal gatherings. The space includes three micro-settings: a recording booth for sharing observations and thoughts on Provincetown; a long, communal table for contributing to new public scrapbooks with photos, drawings, and writings and perusing an historical collection of local scrapbooks; and a “living room” outfitted with lounge chairs, a coffee table, sofa, and a retro-styled television console that shows vintage films of Provincetown’s art scene. Along with encouraging conversations among visitors, this setting hosts related programmed events. These three installations offer a dynamic and communal approach to culture making and the preservation of shared memories, enabling each visitor to become a citizen historian who, through his or her contributions, shapes how the community sees itself today and tomorrow.
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