The 2021–22 M.LiT program curriculum focused on designing and developing Smurfit WestRock’s Start Space, centering on the themes of identity and representation. Participants also contributed to the development of the Interactive Gallery installation, A Closer Look, (May – December 2022).
Participants in the program explored the themes of identity and representation together over the course of the program, and will work with Education, Interpretation, and Exhibition staff on how to best engage VMFA audiences in similar themes of identity and representation within the Start Space.
Students explored their own relationship to these themes by creating personal “zines,” small, self-published magazines. The students’ zines and select images are featured digitally on VMFA’s website: https://vmfa.museum/mlit-zine