Wasteland Sydney is happy to announce a new project: Wasteland Sydney Satellites: Wasteland Satellite Beaconsfield As mentioned earlier http://wasteland-twinning.net/blog/fenced-off/ the Wasteland in Surry Hills will be inaccessible for the next two years. In order to reflect on the fast changeing cityscape of Sydney I have nominated the first sibling wasteland to the Albion St land. The first wasteland satellite is in the tiny inner-city suburb of Beaconsfield. It is located ... more »
Wasteland Sydney is fenced off. Fenced off for at least 2 more years. 2 years of being entry and exit point for the Sydney East Cable Tunnel project. I can view the development through the fence and felt a bit disheartened at first. No, it was actually shocking news as the developers had told me that the land would be accessible this year. Blergh. Here are a few pictures from ... more »
Adj Marshall will speak on Wasteland National Park as part of the Providence Athenaeum’s Speaker Series “Curating the City: Temporary Installations, Permanent Impressions” http://www.gcpvd.org/2013/04/30/the-providence-athenaeum-salon-may-3-2013/
As I’ve argued in recent posts, wastelands aren’t simply made by accident – they’re produced by political economy. This excellent piece at Jones the Planner persuasively argues that Britain’s High Speed 2 will (among other things) result in more city centre wastelands.
This is the second part of a (slightly) edited version of a talk I gave to the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice at the University of Nottingham back in January. The first part – which covers the history of the site – is here, but they can be read as standalone pieces. …then as farce According to the recently released Nottingham Growth Plan, the city ’stands at the threshold ... more »
This is a very slightly edited version of a talk I gave to the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice’s seminar series back in January. This is the first part of the talk, which focusses on the way in which economic forces have shaped the ecology and geography of a large wasteland on the edge of Nottingham city centre. The second part, which I’ll post later this week, ... more »
This myth, by wasteland researcher Adj Marshall in collaboration with Anna Links, Kate Haughey & Lily Benedict, applies artistic, musical and public humanities perspectives to the concept of site specific storytelling.
Wasteland Twinning Nottingham is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for two works that will be included in (or occur at the time of) our exhibition in October 2013. The call is attached as a .pdf here and reproduced below. Wasteland Twinning Nottingham Call for Micro-Commissions The Wasteland Twinning Network (http://wasteland-twinning.net) is an independent, international network of artists and researchers exploring the uses and functions of wastelands in cities. ... more »
Beside the return to physical verticality due to the low construction profile of the city, Yogya and my stay at KUNCI offered me a new access to possible involvement with existing communities. The former SCAPE/SPACE project as well as the current activity of the Bon Swung collective with the people on Ledok Timoho provoked a rather radical shift in my perception of the ‘wasteland’ spaces. The past and ongoing critical ... more »