Through Thinning Landscapes by BothAnd Group
Installation at ‘the walks’ Loughrea, Co. Galway.
Come to 'The Walks' on Sunday October 4th at 2pm to hear from BothAnd Group about the process behind making this installation.
Through Thinning Landscapes
The installation, 'Through Thinning Landscapes', aims to draw attention to the loss of the richness of life in the Irish landscape, and to inspire people to take action to resolve the urgent biodiversity crisis.
In his book, ‘Whittled Away’, Pádraic Fogarty describes Irish wildlife as having ‘been squeezed into . . . thin ribbons of treelines and hedgerows’. Grass monocultures dominate the Irish landscape, and in this installation, they loom over a narrow corridor through which there is just enough space to move. The individual moves through these thinning corridors for Irish wildlife, confronted by their loss. At the far end of the installation is a mirror, positioning the individual as a responsible agent within the complex systems of an environmental crisis.
BothAnd Group
Jarek Adamczuk / Alice Clarke / Andrew Ó Murchú / Kate Rushe
BothAnd Group is a research and spatial design collective that aims to broaden the scope of architectural practice in an age of ecological awareness. The primary motivation of their work is in understanding the behaviour of living systems, and in the design of environments that accommodate a more equal status between all forms of life.
BothAnd Group was formed in 2019 by four architecture graduates to critique contemporary methods of architectural production in an age of ecological awareness: to develop a framework for future critical practice. They aim to re-conceptualise spatial design practice beyond the narrow interests of the built object, and to embed the logic of biospherical systems into their work.
Please see below a link to the audio it is available now on our website under Audio:
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Free | Outdoor Exhibition
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A short film will be screened as part of projections
on Seapoint Ballroom 03 October
This project was commissioned by the Galway County Council Architectural Conservation Office supported by Galway County Council Creative Ireland Programme / Galway 2020 Small Towns Big Ideas, with additional grant-aid support from the Creative Ireland Programme's National Creativity Fund, and delivered by the Irish Architecture Foundation’s Reimagine programme.