Maria Mortati discusses her role as a founder of the SF Mobile Museum and the importance of experimental projects in museum settings. She emphasizes on-site participation and features various exhibit ideas, including interactive wayfinding and public engagement through temporary installations. The document highlights collaborative efforts and the significance of embracing experimentation and failure in the creative process.

1. Hi, I’m Maria &
I like to experiment
Maria Mortati
Exhibit Planning & Development
Founder, SF Mobile Museum
Maria Mortati | Making the Case for Experimental Projects | #CAM2012

2. BMA
Here?
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3. Center for Creative Connections,
They’re doing it here Dallas Museum of Art
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4. Of what it looks like and means for
Working on version 3.0 them, for their public
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5. Maria Mortati | Making the Case for Experimental Projects | #CAM2012
Gyroscope Inc.

6. 3 parts: the platform, the prompt, the blog
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7. Temporary, pop-up and fun Get out there
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8. Did someone say Nina Simon I mean, “participate?”
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9. On-site participation: Take 1
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10. FREE Shrines Exhibit #2
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11. Shrine to Sadie
By their own hand, in their own
words and in their own format.
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12. On-site participation: Take 2
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13. What good is experimentation
“Desire Trails” @ The Headlands without a little failure?
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14. Wayfinding at the
Hammer Museum The Machine Project Residency
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16. Who’s hand were we?
HAMMER WAYFINDING SCHEMATIC
SCALE: 1:1
OPTION: CLEAR PLEX
MODEL OF MUSEUM
WITH HAND ON INSIDE.
MOTOR CONCEALED IN
BASE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5 BUTTON
MUSEUM PARKING PACIFIC RESTROOMS CAFE INTERACTION PANEL
ADMISSION GARAGE OCEAN
ATRIUM KNOCKOUT
WITH MECHANIZED
HAND (ROOF CAN BE
OPEN WITH
SCREENING OR
CLOSED)
CLEAR PLEX
"ICONIFIED"
TREATMENT MODEL OF
HAMMER, 2 LEVELS
ONLY (NO TOWER)
MOTOR ASSEMBLY
BASE: MUST BE
SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN
MODEL FOOTPRINT.
CAN BE A TABLE WITH
LEGS, OR A BOX AS
SHOWN.
MARIA MORTATI
03/30/10
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17. HAMMER WAYFINDING SCHEMATIC
SCALE: 1:1
OPTION: SOLID MODEL OF
MUSEUM WITH LARGER
HAND ON TOP. MOTOR
CONCEALED IN BASE.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5 BUTTON
MUSEUM PARKING PACIFIC RESTROOMS CAFE INTERACTION PANEL
ADMISSION GARAGE OCEAN
ATRIUM KNOCKOUT
WITH MECHANIZED
HAND (ROOF CAN BE
OPEN WITH
SCREENING OR
CLOSED)
CLEAR PLEX
"ICONIFIED"
TREATMENT MODEL OF
HAMMER, 2 LEVELS
ONLY (NO TOWER)
MOTOR ASSEMBLY
BASE: MUST BE
SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN
MODEL FOOTPRINT.
CAN BE A TABLE WITH
LEGS, OR A BOX AS
SHOWN.
MARIA MORTATI
03/30/10
Maria Mortati | Making the Case for Experimental Projects | #CAM2012

18. HAMMER: WAYFINDING
GIANT HAND, SCHEMATIC
2'-0"
CONTROL PANEL WITH
BUTTONS AND
INSTRUCTIONS,
ATTACHED TO FACE OF
"TOWER"
8'-1"
4" KICK BASE MATCHES
SIDEWALK PROFILE IN
PLAN VIEW
ELEVATION
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0" MARIA MORTATI, maria@mortati.com, 415.235.8994
Maria Mortati | Making the Case for Experimental Projects | #CAM2012

19. Richer questions for me, Matt Jones: Artist, Fabrication
for museums Ben Dean: Artist, Programming
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20. Thanks!
maria@mortati.com
@mortati
@sfmobilemuseum
Maria Mortati | Making the Case for Experimental Projects | #CAM2012