Views from 8th March

Private View has taken place - the show runs until 20th March 2010.

Thank you to Bayo at Lati Ri, kiitos/tack; Mika for help on the day and Iniva/Rivington Place; Teresa and Sheena for all support and website press etc.,

'the in-crowd' sakina, james, nancy, heidi

After the Private View Sakina, James and I attended the East10 Open House architecture debate "Is creativity in architecture dead?" at the Allen and Overy LLP lecture hall, London E1. Debate panel: Alison Brooks, Marcus Fairs, Hugh Pearman and

Joe Kerr.

It was an interesting, albeit manifesto filled event. We found it relevant, educational and necessary. As always, Joe Kerr spoke to the point (just as I remember from my student days in his lectures!). Thanks for coming along, I will invite you again.

more info on similar events see the east website - www.findeast.co.uk

Shoreditch Showcase LAUNCH Private View

Final Critique Shoreditch Showcase

Final critique took place on Monday 18th January 2010 - delayed by the snow..

Lots of enthusiasm, evidence of progress and general development towards the final proposal was seen, discussed and presented. Process was particularly strong overall.

Images of work and other relative information will soon be uploaded here.

In the meantime, I think everyone deserves a slice of cake...

Next week Mon 25th-Fri 29th is study- and reading week - please check Studynet for further details by end of this week. You will be working on a set task outside of university. All will be on Studynet later this week.

Remember 1st February, Iniva Showcase launch of the Shoredicth Showcase project, looped images... more on this as I have it... (files to me please!!! Many thanks).

h

More here soon...

Preparing for Thursday's critique

Final preparations have started for pre-Christmas critique, Thursday 17th December.

Can all check the requirements and agenda.

This week will focus on detailing and drawing up the hub and finalising the showcase/event (brief) - this is already in place - but the days up to Thursday will allow you to check, amend and clarify.

Instructions and guidelines on studynet. Make sure you know what you need to do.

Good luck everyone. h

ps------Remember we are showing the work in January at Iniva - I will start the editing for the DVD this week, this will be an ongoing process and I ask everyone to respond to any image/drawing requests promptly, as and when. Many thanks.

CONCRETE WEEK - Concrete Lecture

CONCRETE WEEK

23rd-27th November 2009

Get ready to get messy with Concrete..!

Mould making started today - Monday continue this operation - test, experiment, fail, succeed, try again, record, fail, fail, fail, succeed, fail, succeed, super succeed - get to know materials, techniques, terminology...

Concrete Week starts with an important and topical lecture - see Poster on Studynet

Allan Haines, Head of Education & Training, The Concrete Centre

Sound and vision - on way from checking lecture space for Monday. Thoughts about the spaces for the various Shoreditch sites., the events, concrete moulds, details etc., Get ready to experiment next week. Over the weekend, source materials for moulds, recycle found materials; skips etc.,

See you Monday. h

inspiration: Sound and Vision, David Bowie (1977)

(tip - I later realised the soundtrack (sound and vision) works rather well with the images of this quick time movie - so play the song/link as you watch the movie - more effective, will try and dub in effect later)

Studio today - snapshots..

nE News & Events Nov'09 now on Studynet..

Aliens and other in-betweeners

Nada Prlja, "Local Globalism", 2007 - 2008

(source: http://www.landofhumanrights.eu)

Iniva panel discussion attended last night - very interesting and relevant to our own discussion on art and culture; through our spatial explorations in the Shoreditch area. Many new ideas grow from attending discussions, events, exhibitions - next time, come along.

Myself a 'trans-national, alien'.. and borderline artist/designer - living in a different place to that where I was born.. or, probably more accurately, 'in-between' the place where I was born (1), grew up (2) and where I now reside and work (3). Those students that attended the event had a rich and real experience and had the opportunity to meet the artists afterwards. Collaborative ideas, links made. Thanks Iniva.

h

Thursday eve - Iniva/Rivington Place event

The Role of 'Nation' in artists' work

For your diaries >>>>>>>>Thursday evening -

29th October 2009 - free talk/event -

6.30pm start - booking essential - not to be missed

check the iniva webiste for info and bookings

"Gabriela Salgado, Curator Tate Modern and artists Nada Prlja and Alexandra Handal discuss the role of 'nation' in artists' work. Is the concept of ‘nation' still a relevant subject for artists working today in both their practice and the way we view their work? The panel will consider this in the context of nations being established over the past 50 years and the consequent effects of globalisation".

(Sheena Abdulali/Iniva)

See you Thursday

H

image source: iniva/H Saarinen

Intro to Project - Shoreditch Showcase - site visit

Shoreditch

Showcase

University of Hertfordshire

BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design

(Heidi Saarinen)

2009/10

Project aim: To develop a design proposal for a showcase hub for a specific community in Shoreditch.

Objective: To design a site-specificstructure, embedding an exhibit/installation, through investigation into place, culture and community.

extract from Brief….

When you have found your site, you must start interacting with it and making proposals for an event/exhibition/ installation, relating specifically to that site – the showcase. This will act as a central hub for a specific group of people; a community. Consider historical, cultural and contemporary aspects to such a place.

Site and showcase must be joined (or not? – if this is the intention..). How do you show case inner secrets of an area? Look at it like cutting a slice out of the area – a section – and investigate and dig into this. You need to create a narrative for the showcase. The research and continued interaction and experimentation is therefore crucial for all further development of your brief.

On your journey, you will find a site. You will claim it – make it yours. Zoom in and start making drawings, recordings and clear proposals to what your design will be.. make contact with the occupiers, users..

We will start with a central site, Iniva/Rivington Place, the art centre and home to Iniva/Autograph, from which you will edge outwards for research in all directions to find your story of the area. Having a sound knowledge of the area is essential to the success of your proposal. You cannot design or place ideas without knowing why.

Record information in drawings, sketches and photographs/film. Talk to local people, spend time there, experience the area.

Links to history/traces/footsteps

Cultural industries/making/apply/influence

Street scene/maze/breathing

Sound/Noise/escape/silence

Night life/light/vision

Population/roots/movement/weaving

......

Hub = a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate; a focus of activity, authority, commerce, transportation, etc.,www.dictionary.com

Dirty House, Chance Street, London E2

Adjaye Associates for artists Webster/Noble

Sue Webster - thanks

...these very arranged shoes, in a shop window, made me think of display, archive, outside looking in, perception, walking, journeys....