Written by Judi Lapsley Miller Always up for a good pun as well as a good photo opportunity, volunteer ‘Sanctuary Storyteller’ Hayley May took on the challenge to do a photo essay on fungi for Zealandia EcoSanctuary this autumn. Entitled ‘An Enchantment of Fungi’, the photo essay was wildly successful. Not only did it achieve Zealandia’s aims […]
Research in interpretation can take a variety of forms. Naturally, a great deal of effort goes into understanding ‘the resource’ – the feature or focus of the interpretive enterprise, be it a scientific process, a cultural practice or an historical event. Interpretation practitioners are very skilled at this. What practitioners are perhaps less likely to […]
In interpretation, less is usually best – except perhaps when it comes to the interpretation brief. Whether you are briefing an interpretive writer, performer, designer, artist, digital tech whiz, shop fitter or all the above, the more information you can provide the better. A detailed brief is essential for getting back what you want. Leaving […]
Last time I came to Cambodia I made the mistake of leaving my hair long. As soon as I stepped off the plane, into the wall of heat and humidity, my hair sized up into what I will call an afro (others, less polite people, might say a bird’s nest). This time, being a quick […]
It’s not easy being an interpreter on holiday. The usual suspects on the list of tourist must-sees are generally littered with all kinds of interpretation. From museums to zoos, heritage sites to malls and casinos; it’s hard not to notice the signs, models, QR codes, spelling mistakes, bad typefaces … the list goes on. Sure, there […]
OK I admit it – my nearly-three-year-old daughter is more familiar with iPads than I am. It’s not hard – I think I have only just fully realised I am raising a “screen-ager”. Once they started appearing at her preschool, I should have realised that if I didn’t catch up soon, I was going to […]