Nomadic Architectures III: Caravans and Canal Boats

Following our very successful forum on sheds, the third event in this series turns it's attention to the caravan and the canal boat. These mobile structures offer a very peculiar environment for exploring artistic and architectural experience. Much more than simply "wandering sheds", they combine the longing for new horizons with a cozy, nostalgic domesticity. We hope to explore such contrary desires. Julia Dennis is an artist, curator and project developer. In 2007, as part of "Sculpting the Suburban Landscape" exhibition at MoDA, her project "The Untold" deployed a two berth caravan as a sculptural retreat; a place to remember and re-invent. Julia is compiling a collection of caravan stories and photos to document this project. Emma Underhill is director and curator of UP Projects, an organization that speacialises in producing arts projects and events outside of traditional gallery and museum spaces. In 2008 Emma helped realize Annika Eriksson's "Smallest Cinema in the World", a tiny auditorium housed in a specially constructed caravan. More recently, she oversaw Public Works Canal Club, a floating structure that hosted a number of public events during the Liverpool Biennale. Third Speaker TBC > WEBSITE: http://artandarchitecture.co.uk > Wine bar available in the incoming and during the interval, please arrive early ! Alan Baxter Gallery, Cowcross street, London EC1M 6EJ __________________________________________ The Nomadic Architectures Series is curated by Alan Paul Thompson, Architect, Teacher, Chairman of Art & Architecture, Advisor at the Comission of Architecture and the Built Environment, and Founder of 3DWG. Art & Architecture (A&A) promotes constructive collaboration between architects and artists, and aims to help create a more inspirational environment, through encouraging the production of better public space. A&A was influential in campaiging for "percentage for art" legislation in the UK, and arranges regular events for its 3,000 subscribers.