when: 20 January 2024 - 25 February 2024 | venue: Canberra Glassworks | cost: See event for details | address: 11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston 2604 | website: https://canberraglassworks.com
published: 08 Feb 2024, 5 min read
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Built Geologies is an exhibition by Nicholas Burridge inspired by terraforming, a concept which literally translates to Earth-shaping". This process aims to modify the atmosphere temperature surface topography or ecology of a planet moon or other celestial body to make it suitable for life. Burridge has developed a conceptual framework around geology time and industrialisation which offers a unique perspective on the relationship between craftsmanship and raw materials. He explores these ideas by working with rudimentary materials in combination with industrial techniques to transform material in unexcepted ways.
In 2023 Burridge undertook a residency at Canberra Glassworks to develop and explore naturally formed glass where heat and pressure was applied to basalt to form obsidian. These intriguing rock-glass hybrids exist only through human intervention shedding light on our industrial capabilities and our indifference to the natural environment. They also serve as a poignant reminder of the immense geological forces that have shaped our planet over millennia.
Curated by Aimee Frodsham.
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Built Geologies is an exhibition by Nicholas Burridge inspired by terraforming, a concept which literally translates to Earth-shaping". This process aims to modify the atmosphere temperature surface topography or ecology of a planet moon or other celestial body to make it suitable for life. Burridge has developed a conceptual framework around geology time and industrialisation which offers a unique perspective on the relationship between craftsmanship and raw materials. He explores these ideas by working with rudimentary materials in combination with industrial techniques to transform material in unexcepted ways.
In 2023 Burridge undertook a residency at Canberra Glassworks to develop and explore naturally formed glass where heat and pressure was applied to basalt to form obsidian. These intriguing rock-glass hybrids exist only through human intervention shedding light on our industrial capabilities and our indifference to the natural environment. They also serve as a poignant reminder of the immense geological forces that have shaped our planet over millennia.
Curated by Aimee Frodsham.
Go see Built Geologies by Nicholas Burridge 2024.
Built Geologies by Nicholas Burridge 2024 is on 20 January 2024 - 25 February 2024. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Kingston. Call 02 6260 7005 for details. Visit their website at https://canberraglassworks.com.
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