the material of the model richard collins On The Surface Metis 2000-2014
I n the autumn of 2014 the Aarhus Arkitektskolen exhibited On The Surface , a retrospective of the work of Metis, an atelier for art, architecture and urbanism. The show was re-exhibited in the Sculpture Court of the Edinburgh College of Art in the spring of 2015. The work on show featured seven projects that Metis had developed between the years of 2000 and 2014. The exhibition comprised three primary modes of representation: models, drawings and one large composite drawing – a carpet, measuring 10m by 16m, that was printed with a carefully photo-montaged collection of imagery from the seven projects, including drawings, photographs and renders. This drawing provided a spatial anchor that located seven tables, each constructed from two sheets of glass layered on top of a pair of bespoke wooden trestles. Sandwiched between each pair of glass sheets were three drawings printed on a matte watercolour paper. On top of each table, unrestricted by vitrines, a model was situated. Of the seven models, I had begun work on one in May 2014, but primarily as a resource to be photographed and which required further development. One model was comprised of original material from an installation in Glasgow, 2005. For the remaining five models, made specifically for the exhibition, I worked with a range of tools and techniques and drew upon material which included drawings and sketch models.
above: On the Surface exhibition when it was at Aarhus Arkitektskole right and below right: View from gallery: models on drawings on carpet below: Models under continual construction
all images: richard collins
On Site review 35 : the material culture of architecture
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