Objectification

Objectification describes the external presentation of some aspect of a person's relation so another person can inspect or interpret it. In this project, the operation can occur when a visitor expresses an account, makes an arrangement, contributes a photograph, performs a documented action.

The visitor explains an association between the camera and freedom. Staff retain the expression with its circumstances. A curator then interprets the account while considering a possible encounter. The participant can inspect the curatorial interpretation, contest its framing, supply another explanation. Each step creates a further externally available contribution under relevant permissions.

The record has a limited scope. Staff need the particular event, expression, source, context before making a broader claim. Attribution preserves the difference between the person's statement and an institutional reading. Revisable accounts explains how staff can use these contributions while retaining opportunities for correction and changed interests.