Análise expográfica e elucidação do discurso expositivo presente em setores do Jardim Botânico do Recife

Abstract

Botanical Gardens, as nature museums with living collections, have an important scientific, educational, and entertainment role. Considering the relations established between these institutions and their public, this work aimed to elucidate the exhibition discourse presented in the exhibition spaces of the Botanical Garden of Recife from the expographic analysis of these sectors. For this, a theoretical scope associated with museology was used, establishing criteria for the analysis of space and expository discourse. As part of the analysis of this research, the exhibition spaces of the Bromeliarium and the Sensory Garden were selected. In the characterization of the exhibition spaces, we realized the need for an improvement in communication between the institution and the visitor. There is a reduction in the communicative potential due to the absence of accessory information sources in the evaluated spaces. Thus, depending on how the exhibition is accessed by the visitor, a totally different experience will be provided. Regarding the expository discourse present in the exhibitions, there is a prevalence of scientific discourse, mainly the discourse of Botany, to the detriment of other discourses, which can be visualized by the form of organization of the specimens and in the language present on the plates available to the public. However, such a situation was expected in this type of institution. Finally, in the dialogues that took place during the mediation during the guided visit, we saw the performance of the monitor as a complementary resource to the exhibition space, highlighting the nuances of the exhibition speech present in the space that were hidden from visitors. Still in these dialogues, it is worth highlighting the collaborative interactions that promote environments for the presentation of concepts associated with the themes of the exhibition, reinforcing the potential of language as a learning tool.