special programs & workshops
Media Autopsy is a participatory program that responds to the way images are now encountered: quickly, repeatedly, and often without time to process. In a culture shaped by scrolling and constant visual exposure, even powerful artworks can become something we move past rather than sit with. Media Autopsy creates a pause inside that rhythm.
The program invites participants to slow down and spend time with a small set of images, noticing how familiarity, speed, and context shape what is seen and what is missed. Rather than offering interpretation or instruction, the experience focuses on shared attention and sustained immersion, allowing understanding to emerge through presence and time.
Media Autopsy is designed for galleries, museums, libraries, and educational spaces seeking an alternative to lectures or discussion-based programs. It offers viewers the rare opportunity to encounter images beyond the pressure to move on, and to recognize how contemporary habits of looking shape the way meaning forms.
ifIf you are interested in tailoring this program for your institution, please email jbsiddallfilm.com