Reading Landscape Research Group
The Reading Landscape Research Group was initiated in June 2014 by Susan Brind (Reader in Contemporary Art: Practice & Events, Department of Sculpture & Enviromental Art) and Nicky Bird (School of Fine Art). The research group, based in GSA’s School of Fine Art (SoFA), provides a context for Fine Art practice and research interests through a programme of research seminars, and knowledge exchange in addition to practice-led research projects.
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The Group’s aims are to:
- Enable the opportunity for critical discourse around the overarching theme of ‘Reading Landscape’ and its relationship to Fine Art;
- Extend debate beyond the confines of the Group to other Schools within GSA;
- Participate in critical discourse with practitioners and academics from disciplines beyond Art, Design & Architecture;
- Engage with discourse nationally and internationally;
- Nurture possible partnerships and inter-disciplinary collaborations;
- Make public their research to local, national and international audiences through talks, research visits, exhibitions, seminars, conferences and publications.
‘Reading Landscape’ Research Themes
- People and Place
- Landscape and Embodiment
- Landscape, History and Transformation (including Preservation and Heritage)
- Wild spaces (including Forests, the North)
- Mapping
- Journeying as Fieldwork
- Contentious / Coded Landscapes (including Conservation and Ecology)
The Group:
Nicky Bird (School of Fine Art)
Susan Brind (Sculpture & Environmental Art)
Jenny Brownrigg (GSA Exhibitions)
Justin Carter (Sculpture & Environmental Art)
Alan Currall (Sculpture & Environmental Art)
Marianne Greated (Painting)
Christine McBride (Photography)
Shauna McMullan (Sculpture & Environmental Art)
Michael Mersinis (Photography)
Lesley Punton (Photography)
Ross Sinclair (Sculpture & Environmental Art)
Amanda Thomson (Painting & Printmaking)
Gina Wall (School of Fine Art)
Hugh Watt (Media Studio)
Contact
For initial enquiries about the Reading Landscape Group, please contact Nicky Bird (n.bird@gsa.ac.uk) and Sue Brind (s.brind@gsa.ac.uk).
