This manual provides comprehensive information for the Outlandia artist's fieldstation, a unique structure designed for immersive creative experiences in Glen Nevis. Conceived by artists London Fieldworks and designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, Outlandia serves as a performative architectural space that fosters a deep connection between occupants and their natural surroundings. This fieldstation is not merely a building but a catalyst for generative thinking, drawing parallels with historical creative retreats. Its design and purpose are rooted in exploring the interplay between place, thought, and artistic production, making it an exceptional environment for artists to engage with the landscape.
The purpose of this manual is to guide users through the understanding and utilization of the Outlandia fieldstation. It details the conceptual framework behind its design, the artistic residencies it has hosted, and the creative output it has inspired. Readers will find insights into the relationship between geography and contemporary art, the practicalities of fieldwork, and the ecological and cultural significance of the surrounding environment. This resource is intended for artists, architects, researchers, and anyone interested in the intersection of nature, architecture, and creative practice, offering a pathway to appreciate and engage with the fieldstation's unique contribution to artistic exploration.
Outlandia is an off-grid artists' fieldstation, a treehouse imagined by artists London Fieldworks (Bruce Gilchrist & Jo Joelson) and designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, situated in Glen Nevis, opposite Ben Nevis. It is performative architecture that immerses its occupants in a particular environment, provoking creative interaction between artists and the land. This book explores the relationship between place and forms of thought and creative activity, relating Outlandia and the artists there to the tradition of generative thinking and making structures that have included Goethe's Gartenhaus in Weimar, Henry Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond and Dylan Thomas's writing shack in Laugharne. Based on a series of residencies and radio broadcasts produced by London Fieldworks in collaboration with Resonance 104.4fm, the Remote Performances project enabled twenty invited artists to consider and engage in transmissions, sound performances and dialogues on their artmaking strategies immersed in this specific rural environment of mountain, forest and river; flora and fauna. Some artists engaged in dialogue with people living and working in the area with a range of specialisms and experience in, for examples, forestry, mountain culture, wildlife, tourism, and local history. This book explores the ways in which being in the field impacts on artists and permeates through to the artworks they create. It considers the relationship between geography and contemporary art and artists' use of maps and fieldwork. It charts these artists' explorations of the ecological and cultural value of the natural environment, questioning our perceptions and relationships to landscape, climate and their changes. The book is an inspiring collection of ways to think differently about our relationship with the changing natural environment. The book includes essays by Jo Joelson, Francis McKee, Tracey Warr and Bruce Gilchrist, and texts, images and drawings by the artists: Bram Thomas Arn
Author: Gilchrist, Bruce
Author: Joelson, Jo
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Remote Performances in Nature and Architecture
Pages: 00228 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-03-03
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781472453914
Category: Architecture : Landscape
Category: Architecture : General
Outlandia is an off-grid artists' fieldstation, a treehouse imagined by artists London Fieldworks (Bruce Gilchrist & Jo Joelson) and designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, situated in Glen Nevis, opposite Ben Nevis. It is performative architecture that immerses its occupants in a particular environment, provoking creative interaction between artists and the land. This book explores the relationship between place and forms of thought and creative activity, relating Outlandia and the artists there to the tradition of generative thinking and making structures that have included Goethe's Gartenhaus in Weimar, Henry Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond and Dylan Thomas's writing shack in Laugharne. Based on a series of residencies and radio broadcasts produced by London Fieldworks in collaboration with Resonance 104.4fm, the Remote Performances project enabled twenty invited artists to consider and engage in transmissions, sound performances and dialogues on their artmaking strategies immersed in this specific rural environment of mountain, forest and river; flora and fauna. Some artists engaged in dialogue with people living and working in the area with a range of specialisms and experience in, for examples, forestry, mountain culture, wildlife, tourism, and local history. This book explores the ways in which being in the field impacts on artists and permeates through to the artworks they create. It considers the relationship between geography and contemporary art and artists' use of maps and fieldwork. It charts these artists' explorations of the ecological and cultural value of the natural environment, questioning our perceptions and relationships to landscape, climate and their changes. The book is an inspiring collection of ways to think differently about our relationship with the changing natural environment. The book includes essays by Jo Joelson, Francis McKee, Tracey Warr and Bruce Gilchrist, and texts, images and drawings by the artists: Bram Thomas Arn
Author: Gilchrist, Bruce
Author: Joelson, Jo
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Remote Performances in Nature and Architecture
Pages: 00228 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-03-03
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781472453914
Category: Architecture : Landscape
Category: Architecture : General
