HOUSE BUILDING

Date: Wednesday 15th June - Friday 24th June | Venue: The Green
St. Nicholas Street, Castlegate, Provost Skene Houes, Marischal College
Artist: Professor Jonathan Woolf

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The project invites reflection on the nature of the city and how we choose to make it. The installation of miniature houses throughout the city refers back to a known building type, the ‘bothy’, a traditional Scottish vernacular small dwelling. It is dignified, humble and strong, representing our nostalgic longing to live independently, surrounded in nature. The layout, however, mimics the march of suburban development that has blurred the relationship between city and countryside at the same time creating a whole new set of spatial and cultural conditions. Analogous to suburban development, these baby houses can turn up in all sorts of places.

NEW WORKS VALERIO OLGIATI PRESENTATION

Date: Saturday 18th June | Venue: Scott Sutherland, The Robert Gordon University,
Garthdee Campus, Aberdeen
Time: 12 Noon
Artist: Valerio Olgiati
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Since the completion in 1998 of his project for the school in Paspels, Switzerland, Architect Valerio Olgiati has established his position as an important figure in European architecture. His work sits squarely within the framework of the Swiss tendency which has developed a formidable command of both architectural conceptual thinking and the details of construction. This deftness is perhaps at its most austere in the work of Olgiati whose interest in the monumental sets his work apart from his colleagues. Working often in white concrete and bronze, this primordial form making also connects back to classic pre-Renaissance architecture, including the medieval castles of Scotland. For this presentation Olgiati will be looking at some of his recent works, reflecting on their themes and pre-occupations. Following the presentation there will be a discussion between Olgiati and London architect Jonathan Woolf with invited questions from the audience.

GREY'S

Date: Friday 17th June - Friday 24th June| Venue: Bon Accord Centre
Artist: Paul Haywood & Maxine Kennedy

Paul Haywood and Maxine Kennedy have worked on a number of Public Art commissions, utilising a process of research and observation to capture a representation of localised landscapes that correspond, in some part, to the experiences of local people. In Aberdeen, they will investigate and analyse colour and its occurrence across physical spaces of the city. Specifically, it will be an observation of the relationship between the built environment and the sea. This will result in a colour range, manufactured in household paints, abstracted from built and natural landscape associated with the City of Aberdeen. There will be an exhibition/display of the paints and a printed colour chart, representing the full range of colours designed for the project which will be distributed at the event.