{"id":1678,"date":"2021-05-04T16:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2021-05-04T16:21:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:21:49","slug":"statues-speak-with-qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/statues-speak-with-qr-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Statues 'Speak' with QR Codes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Statues\u00a0and monuments of notable Americans are scattered all over this country.\u00a0\u00a0If you have ever visited the United States Congress and walked the storied halls, you will see hundreds of\u00a0statues\u00a0of famous former Americans.\u00a0\u00a0Recently, there has been a movement to take down\u00a0statues\u00a0of those who may have a checkered or troubled past compared to what we value today.\u00a0\u00a0What if these figures could speak?\u00a0\u00a0What would they say?\u00a0\u00a0What could we learn?\u00a0\u00a0Might we learn about the time and the circumstances surrounding their actions?\u00a0\u00a0Neil Orford, a former history teacher in Canada thinks QR codes should be put on\u00a0statues\u00a0to repurpose them into \u201cteachable moments for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/charleston.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/charleston.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/charleston.png 500w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/charleston-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/charleston-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently articles have shared stories about&nbsp;statues&nbsp;having QR codes added to them, providing a new dimension to the statue.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two examples are worth noting.&nbsp;&nbsp;At Duke University in North Carolina, a project is underway called \u201cStatues&nbsp;Speak.\u201d Elizabeth Baltes, assistant professor of visual arts at Coastal Carolina University, organized the project.&nbsp;&nbsp;Baltes is a former Ph. D. student at Dukeand was inspired after seeing&nbsp;statues&nbsp;in London tell their stories after viewers scanned QR codes mounted on the&nbsp;statues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Charleston, S.C., as many as eight statutes and markers come to life for those viewers with smart phones. Local businessman, John Rivers, created a small group, known as the Rainbow Group, assembled private funding to also emulate London.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve got all these\u00a0statues\u00a0and monuments in Charleston. What if, instead of tearing things down, we expand the history and look at ways we can bring people together?\u201d he said. \u201cWe all agreed that was a good mission, to try to expand the available history.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Volunteers recorded stories of those depicted in the monuments and were vetted by local historians.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangeville.com\/opinion-story\/8848977-put-a-qr-code-on-statues-to-repurpose-them-into-teachable-moments-for-future-generations\/\">https:\/\/www.orangeville.com\/opinion-story\/8848977-put-a-qr-code-on-statues-to-repurpose-them-into-teachable-moments-for-future-generations\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2018\/03\/180328-kwon-statues\">https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2018\/03\/180328-kwon-statues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/audio-guided-smartphone-experience-gives-voice-to-charleston-s-iconic\/article_5561a536-5f60-11e8-9a7b-ff7ee553f53e.html\">https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/audio-guided-smartphone-experience-gives-voice-to-charleston-s-iconic\/article_5561a536-5f60-11e8-9a7b-ff7ee553f53e.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statues\u00a0and monuments of notable Americans are scattered all over this country.\u00a0\u00a0If you have ever visited the United States Congress and walked the storied halls, you will see hundreds of\u00a0statues\u00a0of famous former Americans.\u00a0\u00a0Recently, there has been a movement to take down\u00a0statues\u00a0of those who may have a checkered or troubled past compared to what we value today.\u00a0\u00a0What 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