Philip Beesley (CA)
Second Land: a ground veiling installation
August 4th – August 10th 2019
The Workshop
Could we imagine creating a new surface for the earth? For this workshop we are going to use simple natural materials of saplings, reeds drawn from the riverside lands and agricultural fields of the Domaine and weave them together with massed arrays of liquid-carrying vessels. We will work together to construct an interwoven hybrid membrane that covers the land and creates shelters, hoping to discover renewed qualities of fertility. Pattern-books and open geometries from the Living Architecture Systems Group and Beesley’s Hylozoic Series will be offered, inviting common form-languages to emerge. Your work will alternate between explorations using Boisbuchet's fabrication workshops and collective work gathering materials, fabricating, and building together within the landscape.
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Philip Beesley Canada
Philip Beesley is a practicing visual artist, architect, and Professor in Architecture at the University of Waterloo and Professor of Digital Design and Architecture & Urbanism at the European Graduate School. Beesley’s work is widely cited in contemporary art and architecture, focused in the rapidly expanding technology and culture of responsive and interactive systems.He serves as the Director for the Living Architecture Systems Group, and as Director for Riverside Architectural Press. His Toronto-based practice, Philip Beesley Studio Inc., works in numerous collaborations including longstanding exchanges with Iris van Herpen.
www.livingarchitecturesystems.com
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