Comments on: Click! is not a contest…

By: James Hanlon

James Hanlon — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:54:09 +0000

My impression at the start of this project was that all viewers were to view all entries. That didn’t happen. That skews the results and questions the logic of this endeavor.
The results should only reflect the choices made by the reviewers who actually took the time to view ALL of the entries.
That ain’t “sour grapes” – that is logic.

By: Stephen Sandoval

Stephen Sandoval — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:22:20 +0000

Hi Shelley,

I wanted to say a big thank you and the Brooklyn Museum for organizing this project and I look forward to similar projects in the future. I had a great time participating in the project.

Best regards,
Stephen Sandoval
http://stephensandoval.com
http://pursuebliss.com

By: Shelley Bernstein

Shelley Bernstein — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:53:26 +0000

Hi James,

This is why all entries were randomized and the randomization was based on least seen, meaning our algorithm would keep pushing images up that had been seen the least to ensure all entries were seen an equal amount of times. This random order was not set per person (meaning, the order was not pre-determined for each person), it was set per image and was solely based on what images had been seen at any given time.

Shelley

By: James Hanlon

James Hanlon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:25:43 +0000

I have a question regarding this process of selection using Click – I believe it is a valid concern.
I have read through the posted statistics and I noticed that 389 photos were submitted and “on average, each evaluator looked at 135 works”.
I think that this would skew the results. Photos that were unfortunately posted beyond the midpoint probably lost out because of that fact alone which taints the results. Was that taken into consideration?

In my opinion, I believe that in the future the initial entries should be reviewed by a panel of people with mixed levels of expertise. Probably about 100 photos should be selected for the general reviewing and voting – and the photos should somehow rotate so that the photos do not open up to the same specific photo etc.
Thank you;

James Hanlon

P.S. Congratulations to everyone who submitted as well as those who made the final cut – I have enjoyed and learned from your entries. Thanks!

By: Petra

Petra — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:38:06 +0000

I think a “Meet and Greet” at the upcoming BMA First Saturdays would be excellent. I participated in the curatorial process for Click! and would love to have the opportunity to congratulate all the selected artists in person. Many of the photos were quite amazing.

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By: Charlene

Charlene — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:02:18 +0000

I’m so thrilled to be a part of this! (My photo is this one: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/highlight.php?id=350)
I’ve enjoyed clicking on everyone’s photos.

I will be out of town for First Saturdays, but agree that a meet-up is a great idea. Sorry to have to miss it!

Thanks again for making this happen!

By: GIGI BIO

GIGI BIO — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:23:50 +0000

I would love to meet all the photographers… Shelley please keep us posted.

I thought the my comment section & found it amusing – some were quite negative. I guess some people did not fully understand the symbolism behind my photo or title. Regardless, any feed back is good feedback & I’m happy my photo will be part of the show!

Here is my submission:
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/highlight.php?id=54&t=gallery

By: Trish Mayo

Trish Mayo — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:04:15 +0000

Shelley, thanks again to you and everyone at the Brooklyn Museum who was involved in this project. Congratulations to everyone who will be shown in the gallery.

First Saturdays are always fun and this one would be an amazing experience. I’ll definitely be there.