Ongoing bibliography

 Books:

1. Mieke Bal – Expository Discourse (did not start reading it yet)

2. Roland Barthes – Image, Music, Text

3. John Berger – Ways of Seeing

4. Philip Hughes – Exhibition Design

5. Shirley Read – Exhibiting Photography

Roland Barthe's book helps me establish the connections present between image and text. When curating an exhibition, determining how to combine images and words together effectively is an important aspect. 

John Berger's book is related to my project simply because it aims to explain the act of looking, seeing and observing. That is exactly what people do when they attend an exhibition. They look at the images or art displayed on the walls and attempt to find explanations and figure out what exactly is going on in the image. With regards to text, "Seeing comes before words." In the case of exhibitions, words should emphasize the images, making them have a stronger impact on the viewer. 

Philip Hughes refers to crucial aspects such as the architecture of the room in which the exhibition is displayed, use of lighting, how to display text in a room where images are shown, printing sdirectly on walls. It also gives examples of museums and how they choose to display certain shows. (For example London Transport Museum, The Imperial War Museum, National Gallery). 

Shirley Read tends to focus on the other aspect of putting together an exhibition. Working as part of a team, organizing everything, having back up for everything just in case something goes wrong, putting together a press release, sending out invitations and having an extended contact list in order to promote the show as much as possible.