The Exhibition
The Exhibition
What have you accumulated during the pandemic? What have you purged? And what does this reveal about your identity? Cohort 52 is an exhibition space that distills the personal subjective experience into a series of collections of physical (or non-physical) objects. The exhibition presents a series of vignettes that illuminates our environment, coping strategies, and our mental health during this unprecedented moment in time. Together, these unique collections serve as artifacts of time and place, and raise larger questions about our collective experience and the interconnectedness between all individuals.
The Course
Cohort 52 is tied to curriculum in the Applied Art and Design department, and it is produced each semester by students in AAD 52: Publication Design 1. Led by Professor Vincent Pacheco, the work developed aims to raise student voices and to create an opportunity for a meaningful exchange, while also elevating the personal subjective experiences of our time. The project begins by asking students to assess their immediate environment, and to curate a collection of objects that speak to their current experience. Through this process, students are challenged to assess who they are, and who they have been, at this particular moment in time. The project continues with the difficult task of branding their collection, and creating a series of graphic design materials that promotes the virtual exhibition at the conclusion of the course.