Adam Nathaniel (GB)
Monumentally Bad Taste
July 3rd – July 9th 2022
Adam Nathaniel United Kingdom
Adam is a British artist & designer of Argentine & Japanese heritage based in London. Trained in architecture, Adam’s atelier works in spatial design and art of all scales from video and prints to large public artworks, architecturally integrated ornament, as well as products, furniture, interiors, publishing and academia. The atelier has completed, and ongoing projects both internationally and in the UK.
Adam’s work has been exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Milan, Melbourne, Rome, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Vienna & Basel, amongst other places, is held in the collections of the Design Museum, the Sir John Soane’s Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Abet Museum, & the Architectural Association, and has been published widely.
Adam has lectured at the RIBA, Harvard GSD, UC Berkeley, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Vitra Design Museum & the Casa dell’Architettura Rome. Amongst others, he has taught courses at several universities as well as having been Studio Master of Productive Exuberance at Central St Martins in London. He is also co-director of Saturated Space at the AA (an influential research group on colour in Urbanism and Architecture). As a published author, a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in architecture, urbanism and design, Adam has been a judge for the Dezeen and FRAME awards, amongst others.
“I bring equal parts pleasure, colour, and joy, as well as critical consideration, reflection and depth to everything I am lucky enough to be involved in.
My designs are always beautifully crafted and approachable, usually adorable, often cheeky, and take inspiration from a passionate & lifelong exploration of form, material, colour and ornament as a political-aesthetic project in pursuit of diversity & multicultural cosmopolitanism, with my objects, artwork, spaces & installations invariably being embodiments of the diasporic, fluid & roaming cultures that surrounded me at home and in London as I grew up, and which continue to fascinate & inspire me to this day.”
www.adamnathanielfurman.com
The Workshop
In Trafalgar Square in London, a 52-meter column ascends to the heavens a fierce defendent of the West Indian slave trade, whereas in the Black Hills of South Dakota, four 18-meter faces of American Presidents have been built on the sacred place for prayer and devotion for the Native people of the Great Plains.
A monument has the power to decide on the winners and losers of history, of silencing forgotten voices and reinforcing official narratives.
In this workshop, we will explore the concept of a ‘monument’ as a strategy to reappropriate our physical spaces as a vehicle for provocation and reclamation. We will topple the monument from its pedestal, deconstructing it and repositioning its power for ourselves.
The participants will erect their own totem, sculpture, obelisk or architectural installation that publicly celebrate these appropriations as a vision far beyond the myths and lies of men, nations and armies.
Videography and design theory will be integrated as part of our investigations into the history and politics of the ‘monument’ and its relation to the normative spaces and places we navigate within our everyday lives.
Housing
Accommodation & food are included
We can accommodate for special catering
All participants sleep in dormitories
To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org
Education
Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs
Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet
All workshops are taught in English
The number of participants is limited to 22
Activities
Weekly campfire, exhibition & guided tour of the Domaine
Conferences from designers throughout the week
The famous Wednesday Porky’s party