It is on focused on Furnace Park, an area of reclaimed land in Sheffield that has been leased to the University as a space to develop links between art, cities and multi-disciplinary research. Furnace Park is due to open in March 2013, Sandpit will be one of the associated projects.
Sandpit is focused on generating ideas via an online collaboration between researchers and artists that will take place throughout February. All participants will be encouraged to contribute on a daily basis.
When I saw these tree roots at Yorkshire Sculpture Park at the weekend, I was reminded of the description of the GPR survey (see the post A service) to provide a visual representation of the subsurface “…tree roots and vegetation … Read
It is clear that Furnace Park finds itself located between divergent communities of practice. As a project, Sandpit is bringing new meanings to the area, as the arrival of artists, professionals and researchers form a deliberately constructed community of practice … Read
Here’s an interesting project (via Alasdair) from Wasteland Twinning Nottingham: “The event is a re-enactment of an image from the unrealised Hopkins Masterplan for the Eastside area of Nottingham. It depicts a crowd of people moving through and using a … Read
I met with Bob in her studio, shared a cup of tea after an almost 360 degree view from the roof of her studio. Our chats covered: – Experiential knowledge and knowing as a personal transformation (the differences between knowing … Read
Bob recommended an art event linked to language and meaning at the Site gallery. The artist Anna Barham discussed her six-week residency in Sheffield and the relationship with the invited speakers, many of whom were locally based academics. The event … Read
When I was a graduate speech and language therapist, I worked in Redcar on the coast just south of the river Tees. I loved the steelworks which were sited at the end of the estuary. I loved sitting on the … Read
While pondering the question “what is art?” I began to consider “what is creativity?” or more importantly “how do we generate creativity?” and how this links to Sandpit@FurnacePark. I caught the end of a Horizon on BBC2, The Creative Brain: … Read
Pondering on the question “what is art?”, I realise that my answer is constantly evolving as I “see” or engage with something that is presented as art. I can go some way towards describing “what is art?” for me, by … Read
