Camilla Brown: In the Public Domain—A Curator’s Perspective

The term curator is currently used for a variety of different roles and approaches, so for clarity it seems worthwhile setting it in some form of context. My background has been working as a curator in the UK public gallery sector, with 10 years spent in a curatorial role at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. Referring mainly to examples of my work during this time the text seeks to outline, and hopefully reveal, how public gallery curators work. The text has been written whilst considering the photographer’s perspective and is structured as a journey from research; to audience; to the display of work and the reception of a show.

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