Final-year Digital Media students displayed their artefacts in an exhibition on Harrow Campus between 7 and 11 April. These artefacts explored what the world would look like in 100 years reflecting on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The exhibition, titled Digital Media Museum of the Future, was part of the Digital Media Project module led by Alexander Sergeant, Pathway Leader of the Digital Media Production BA Honours course and Deputy Course Leader for Film BA Honours at Westminster.
During the module, students got into groups of five to seven members and selected one of the 17 SDGs to build two to four artefacts from. The artefacts aimed to reflect students’ skillsets developed over the three years of studying in one of the four pathways in the course, which were Production, Journalism, Communication and Public Relations and Advertising. The exhibition displayed a variety of artefacts such as video documentaries, audio installations, press releases, journalistic-style articles, physical sculptures and many more.
About the exhibition, Alexander Sergeant said: “Constructing the Museum of the Future is a team effort. It requires the hard work and dedication of not only our wonderful L6 students on the Digital Media BA Honours course, but the academic colleagues, technicians and estates team who together make the event possible. The exhibit celebrates the possibilities of future – asking students to use their skills in digital media advertising, journalism, communication and production to build a compelling vision of a world built on the successful implementation of the UN’s SDGs. However, it also reflects strongly on Westminster’s community here in the present. I’m very proud of everyone’s efforts.”
Farah Meer, Public Relations and Advertising student, added: “Putting together the exhibition was a fun process because it was our first exhibition where we, as students, could pick our own topic and design the layout. The exhibition was really easy to digest, neat and very interactive. The information was a fresh take on urban life in the future. I enjoyed the physical artefacts because it was easy for me to visualise and interact with it. Overall, the exhibition process and outcome were enjoyable as I got to explore and deepen my creativity and knowledge.”
This exhibition directly contributes to all United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Since 2019, the University of Westminster has used the SDGs holistically to frame strategic decisions to help students and colleagues fulfil their potential and contribute to a more sustainable, equitable and healthier society.
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