A Fragile Correspondence – Scotland + Venice
Date: Friday 06 October 2023
Time: 18.00 - 20.00
Location: The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid ln.
FREE but prebook is essential as spaces are limited
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Event Summary
A very special presentation of A Fragile Correspondence, Scotland's exhibition at the 2023 Venice Biennale.
Organiser Architecture Fringe
About
A Fragile Correspondence is Scotland’s national contribution to this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale.
From the forests around Loch Ness, to the seashore of the Orkney archipelago and the industrialised remnants of the Ravenscraig steelworks, A Fragile Correspondence takes us on a journey through three Scottish landscapes; the Highlands, Islands and Lowlands. Highlighting cultures and languages that have a close affinity with the landscapes of Scotland, the work explores alternative perspectives and new approaches to the challenges of the worldwide climate emergency. In response to Architecture At The Edge’s provocation of Re-Mapping, the curators of A Fragile Correspondence will present ideas on how we might deepen our correspondence with these landscapes, to renegotiate our perceptions of language, land and place.
Presented by co-curators Aoife Bláithnaid Nolan, Mia Pinder Hussein, and Andy Summers
Aoife Bláithnaid Nolan, Co-Curator Scotland + Venice
Aoife Bláithnaid Nolan is Editor-in-Chief and Founder of -ism architecture magazine. Her background in art and architecture has fed a continuous interest in language, tradition and architecture that responds to culture and climate. These are interrelated and isolated through her affection for designing, writing and graphical play.
-ism magazine
-ism is an independent architecture magazine that celebrates bold and critical reflections on the discipline. Initially established in 2019 during the Architecture Fringe, -ism most recently launched its fourth issue on the theme Land. With each launch, the magazine holds a discussion-centred event that invites relevant speakers to address the themes being explored while simultaneously celebrating the work of contributors through a self-curated exhibition. The nutrition of collaboration is central to the publication’s ethos.
Mia Pinder Hussein, Co-Curator Scotland + Venice
Mia Pinder Hussein (she/her) is a Co-Founder of /other. Through exploring the relationship between architecture, the arts and critical texts, her work seeks to challenge current architectural norms in both education and practice, centering the identities and cultures of those often pushed to the periphery.
/other
/other is a collective of POC creatives that started in 2019. Placed at the intersection of critical research and a contemporary culture of diverse expression, /other centres the marginalised individual within architectural discourse. /other considers itself a collective whose limits are in flux by constantly reaching out to its growing network of collaborators - peers, architects and creatives - in order to amplify the voices of the many.
Andy Summers, Co-Curator Scotland + Venice
Andy Summers (he/him) is a Glasgow-based architect, educator, curator, and public programmer specialising in architecture and the built environment. He is interested in developing and contributing to a pluralised, progressive culture of architecture which seeks to support a just common good. His work questions and explores the conditions within which architectural cultures emerge, often challenging existing structures and cultural norms. Andy is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Architecture Fringe, a Studio Tutor at the Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture at the University of Edinburgh, and Co-Pilot for Stage 4 Architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art.
Architecture Fringe
Founded in 2015, the Architecture Fringe is a self-initiated non-profit volunteer run organisation which explores architecture and its impact within our collective public life. Initiating and supporting a counter-culture, the Architecture Fringe seeks to pluralise architectural culture in Scotland and further afield.
The Core Programme for the Architecture at the Edge Festival 2023 has been made possible through support from the Arts Council of Ireland.