(un) heard voices Exhibition & Participatory Design, Workshop Dorner Prize Winner, RISD Museum, 2023 The way museum exhibits are understood and interpreted creates a singular way of looking, with passive dialogue limiting their potential and contribution to the public. (un)heard voices shifts this focus by initiating dialogue with museum visitors and non-curatorial workers. By foregrounding their experiences and amusements, it allows multiple perspectives to coexist in the space, making the human experience of the museum visible.This project, a winner of the 2023 Dorner Prize - an annual juried competition that invites RISD student artists and designers to create new installations, performances, programs, or digital encounters that engage the public by using the RISD Museum’s object collections, public spaces, and digital platforms.The project comprised an archival wall installation, one workshop with the non-curatorial staff of RISD Museum, and three open workshops with museum visitors throughout its duration. The discussions from the staff workshop were transformed into a zine, which was made accessible to all museum visitors, introducing alternative ways of experiencing the museum through conversation and interactivity. The visitor workshops served as a platform for incorporating the thoughts and opinions of museum visitors into the archival wall.
