BUILDING: An exhibition under construction

The Farrell Centre presents BUILDING: an exhibition under construction which will transform the exhibition galleries into live making spaces in an exploration of the process of building.

Building sites are ever-present in our cities. Yet we are always separated from them, experiencing them at a distance and from behind hoardings. This separation has the effect of disconnecting us from the construction process that exists almost in a separate world, where questions about how buildings are made and who they are ultimately for can struggle to get heard.

This exhibition aims to help change this. It recasts building not as object, but as an action. Three installations will be created during the exhibition that will explore how the making process can influence and direct design. Making will be treated as a performance, focusing on the process rather than the end result. A programme of workshops and activities will look to include as many people as possible in making the exhibition, as a way of broadening the conversation about how we can re-imagine the built environment as something we can all positively shape.

Local artist/technician Peter Evans will realise the latest iteration of Stage Directions – a project by Andjeas Ejiksson and Joanna Zawieja. Architect Lee Ivett will work with local group North East Young Dads and Lads to design and build a pop up maker space. Sunderland College Level 3 students and apprentices will present an installation demonstrating their carpentry, plumbing and electrical skills. The work of the exhibition’s graphic designers, Foundation Press, and 3D designers/makers, And+ Studios, will also be showcased through live working in the spaces and workshops during the exhibition.

Help us shape the exhibition, get involved in the full programme of events and activities that will build our display.
 

Courtesy of Foundation Press