Going back to being given the chance to do things you might like to do, I think this was good fortune; I love natural history and animals on top of art and planning projects so working with the planning the Buaya Trail was pretty much all of that rolled into one, and it was very fulfilling.
The second best experience I had (I had many great experiences) was being able to work on an upcoming (as of now) photographic project the museum is doing with photographer Stefen Chow. I appreciated this opportunity from the fore; I stated photography as an interest and passion at the start before I knew what projects were happening, and being put on this project made me deeply grateful that my curator placed me on a project that might be aligned with my interests. It’s pretty cool to feel like you are part of something bigger, especially with this project, Homeless, which aims to visually map the disparity between the rich and poor, and the increasing severity of refugee crises around the world. Being made privy to the planning process was a lovely experience no matter how big or small my contribution was.
And ultimately, that’s what I loved about this opportunity and why I would want to further pursue this as a career—knowing that you’re part of a bigger project that could change, if not affect at the very least, others’ worldviews through artistic or cultural projects. It definitely helped that the team was very understanding and accommodating which, again, was my good fortune.
But 10/10 would recommend.