Looking Outwards-08

For this assignment, I watched a speech by Chris Barr, a director of arts and technology investments at Knight Foundation in West Virginia. Chris works with art museums and other artistic or cultural institutions in order to implement technology that will help attract and engage audiences. Chris describes himself as “interested in how human culture is shared via media, art, and information systems” but “most of all interested in bringing people together in new and interesting ways.” In this speech specifically, Chris discussed the ice cream museum in New York and the way in which the simplistic and child-like design of the museum increases attraction of all ages. I admire his work and analysis of museums because he provided very simplified breakdowns of the information. He used audio files from other people along with visual aids and feedback from museum-goers to help ground his speech. From this speech, I can learn more about presenting from the amount of aids he uses to help get his message across.

Access Chris Barr’s website here.
Access the speech video here.