COMMUNITY ARTS

TIME BASED ARCHITECTURE

We are about to host a project by Michael Hammock from Barnard Castle. Michael is a post graduate architecture student at the Bartlett School of architecture in London.

Here's his response to the question, what is time based architecture?:

'time-based architecture....hmmmm

loosely, the term refers to architecture that is considered in 4
dimensions, as opposed to the static or sculptural object. The idea is
to consider how architecture can/should respond to continual change - to
social or environmental changes, or to consider how architecture's
meaning or significance changes continually in its relation to its context.

another way of looking at it is that we like making things that move.'

So there it is. An example of the things Michael's interested in would be photo-voltaic units that rotate with the sun so that they are always in the optimum position for energy efficiency.

Michael is beginning his preliminary research here in early November 2008.

Michael worked as a volunteer on the classroom construction so we're very pleased to have him and his fascinating project.

Image: Data logger

16th November 2008
Mike has set up several data loggers which record temperature, humidity and ambient light. This information recorded over different periods at different seasons will enable him to model appropriate behaviours into his designs.

Image: Data logger inside high tech cover

SEMI PRECIOUS Migration Stories

'Semi Precious' is a Heritage Lottery funded project which is administered by the Weardale Community Partnership and involves various partners within Weardale.

The project is inspired by Rachel Clarke's (a Harehope Quarry co-op member) artist's residency in Dawson City in the Klondike, Canada. Rachel tracked 19th Century Weardale miner John Wilkinson to the goldrush area.

Artists, archivists and local historians will work with schools and community to research industrial migration stories (mining and quarrying). The artists involved will help participants to produce an exhibition and individual artworks - such as digital storytelling - as well as producing their own work resulting from the project.

Semi Precious is due to start in March 2008 and will run for several months.

See Rachel's Dawson City Residency website below.

Rachel Clarke's website