Bricoleurs, 2022
There is a forest in my backyard, but my house is built from trees grown far away is a group exhibition shown at Solstice Arts in Navan, during Jan- Mar 2022 and then at 6th Tallinn Architecture Biennale in Estonia in October 2022 - organised & curated by the Architecture Societies of Ireland & Estonia.
A group of Irish & Estonian architects responded to the theme of ‘woodworks’ & collaborated together to produce a wide range of work for exhibition.
I worked collaboratively with Belfast based OGU Architects with their particular response, in the form of ‘the bricoleurs’.
Their cabinet installation is inspired by the many DIY builders who re-use every imaginable piece of wood around their house/garden. As OGU say in the exhibition notes..
“As we place the planet’s future in the hands of standardisation and risk aversion, perhaps we should remember that so far, the most environmentally kind constructors have sought out surprise, coincidence, quirks & fortunate accidents”
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The cabinet is a celebration of the many bricoleurs they visited & interviewed for the work. I photographed these people & their creations. My images are projected onto the gallery wall, beside the cabinet & in a one-off photo book within the cabinet.
The images were all shot on 120mm medium format film. The mechanical & tangible nature of that process sat comfortably for me, in documenting these constructors & their creations.
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Curated by Alder Architects / b210 Architects / Irish Architecture Foundation & Estonian Architecture
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