Exhibition "Urban Voids and Cultural Heritage": curatorship and interfaces with the Media Library of FAU UFRJ

Abstract

This work approaches the curatorship and making of the Exhibition “Urban Voids and Cultural Heritage”, carried out online as part of the extension action “Digital Thematic Exhibitions Program of the FAU UFRJ Media Library”. It is the first of a series of thematic events based on the virtual collection of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Media Library – a platform that gathers and publicizes the Final Undergraduate Works in Architecture and Urbanism at UFRJ. This exhibition continues the pilot experience launched in 2020, dedicated to the UIA2021RIO and Rio World Capital of Architecture’s theme, and proposes to experiment with new exhibition formats (digital milieu such as the internet, mobile devices, social media, etc.), aiming to multiply didactic possibilities from the virtual exhibitions of Undergraduate Works according to new clippings and new curatorships. All work has been developed remotely, with collaborative spreadsheets, refinement of selection, publicity and divulgation schedule, culminating in a selection with 42 works. This paper is justified by the need to debate such strategies and their implications - and potentialities - for the availability and enjoyment of archives and collections, in an era marked by the hegemony of digital systems and platforms.