Tate Modern, London – I have just been to the exhibition Conflict – Time – Photography [Link] The topic is how photographs connect with traumatic events and experiences, how they document such events. Here’s the review in Time Out by Freire Barnes – [Link] As we look back over 100 years since the end of…
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New Grange
Stones of this remarkable edifice of prehistoric Ireland.
a visit to a studio – cultural entanglements
This evening Molly and I visited the studio of Ghiora Aharoni. I had been here in November, as part of the class on antiquarians and design – [Link] Then it was a visit through Peter’s iPad camera – on Skype. This evening the occasion was a reception to celebrate Ruby Namdar’s novel, ten years in…
George Shaws paintings
Mike (Pearson) and I are planning a new edition of our book “Theatre/Archaeology” – now 15 years old. A key topic – the documentation, description, inscription of place/event – recognizing that places are always in motion, made what they are by virtue of our engagement, happening, perception, actions performed. Mike mentioned the work of George…
Helen Shanks – an archaeological sensibility
Helen has just launched her web site – http://helenshanks.com Ceramics connecting quiddities, material engagement, deep history, hylography, the skeuomorph – the life of things – see some recent comments – [Link] [Link]
Gilles Vidal and Peugeot on car design
I spent some time this afternoon with Gilles Vidal, Vice President Design with Peugeot, and his team visiting Stanford. It was so refreshing to have a wide ranging conversation about automotive design with this very smart group. A key point – it’s not so much of a challenge now to design a well-engineered car. The…
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