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n 2004, with the support of Change
Design, we founded and curated this annual exhibition
of graduate design works that engage critically with
urgent social and environmental issues. Selected works
spanned a range of disciplines and were drawn from University
and TAFE students across NSW.
Along with a small but dedicated team, our role included:
conducting research prior to the event; curating the
exhibition; liaising with exhibitors and sponsors; preparing
text; co-ordinating publicity; developing the website;
budget management; producing the exhibition catalogue
(design, layout, compilation and editing); documenting
the event through photography and audio; and design
and construction of detailing within the exhibition
space.
We did all of the above once
again in 2005, when a brand new Changex was held in
conjunction with the Sydney Esquisse art + design festival.
With the 2008 exhibition currently being co-ordinated
by another batch of committed design students, Changex
has proved to be an overwhelming success with much promise
for the future. |
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Changex 2004
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Changex
2005 |
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accompany each year's physical exhibition, we organised a
public forum and series of workshops on-site, to enable participants
to engage with the issues raised by the exhibition across
a number of levels.
In 2004, 'Designing for Change' featured
academics and practitioners discussing the crucial role of
students in developing and redefining the field of design,
and sharing practical tools for implementing sustainable design
principles within the professional design sphere. Speakers
at the forum included: architect Tone Wheeler, Dave Gravina
of Digital Eskimo, philosopher Bruin Christensen and sustainable
design theorist Dr. Cameron Tonkinwise. |
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| Dr.
Tonkinwise speaking at the 2004 forum |
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2005, 'Not for Sale: Redefining Design Culture'
responded to the Sydney Esquisse theme of 'shopping'
by presenting a range of design educators offering their
own critical perspectives on design culture and how it could
become more responsibly engaged with the contemporary world.
On the panel were Col James (USyd), Prof. Richard Goodwin
(COFA), Abby Mellick Lopes (UWS) and Dr. Cameron Tonkinwise
(UTS) 'via satellite'. |
Col James and participants at the
2005 forum |
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