The Great Glen Artists' Airshow
In association with The Arts Catalyst
18-19 September 2010
London Fieldworks | Camila Sposati | Susanne Nørregård Nielsen
Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum | Alec Finlay | Adam Dant
with talks by Louise K. Wilson, Gair Dunlop and Claudia Zieske
18-19 September 2010
London Fieldworks | Camila Sposati | Susanne Nørregård Nielsen
Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum | Alec Finlay | Adam Dant
with talks by Louise K. Wilson, Gair Dunlop and Claudia Zieske
The Great Glen is a huge natural fissure in the earth. It
encompasses Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal. In September 2010 it was the
location for The Arts Catalyst's third Artists’ Airshow, seeking to redefine the air as medium, with
activities taking place at either end of the glen: at HICA as the main site,
and at Outlandia, a treehouse for artists, overlooking Ben Nevis.
Saturday 18 September, at HICA:
performances by Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum, London Fieldworks, Alec Finlay, Camila Sposati and Susanne Nørregård Nielsen
The Territory of the Air: a programme of evening talks by, Louise K Wilson, Gair Dunlop, Esther Polak and Claudia Zeiske
Saturday 18 September, at HICA:
performances by Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum, London Fieldworks, Alec Finlay, Camila Sposati and Susanne Nørregård Nielsen
The Territory of the Air: a programme of evening talks by, Louise K Wilson, Gair Dunlop, Esther Polak and Claudia Zeiske
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Sunday 19 September: a perambulatory bus tour of the Great
Glen and the opening of Outlandia.
Conducted by artist Adam Dant, in conversation with The Arts Catalyst curator Rob La Frenais, this day-long event took place along the length of the spectacular Great Glen, revealing unusual and possibly hidden aspects of Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal with the aid of an ‘aerial map’, devised by Dant. The climax of the journey was the arrival at, and first public unveiling of, Outlandia, the treehouse for artists. Dant was the first artist to inhabit the Utopian aerial studio, devised and designed by London Fieldworks.
Conducted by artist Adam Dant, in conversation with The Arts Catalyst curator Rob La Frenais, this day-long event took place along the length of the spectacular Great Glen, revealing unusual and possibly hidden aspects of Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal with the aid of an ‘aerial map’, devised by Dant. The climax of the journey was the arrival at, and first public unveiling of, Outlandia, the treehouse for artists. Dant was the first artist to inhabit the Utopian aerial studio, devised and designed by London Fieldworks.
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Further details of the project are available on The Arts Catalyst's webpage, here.
Photos courtesy of Murdo Macdonald, London Fieldworks and Susanne Norregard Nielsen
Photos courtesy of Murdo Macdonald, London Fieldworks and Susanne Norregard Nielsen
Project supported by Arts Council England, the Scottish Arts Council, The Highland Culture Fund, The Henry Moore Foundation, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Mondriaan Foundation, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, H2007, Highland Council and Nevis Partnership, Brazilian Ministry of Culture
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