Art & Architecture Events / Spring 2010 / Open_Studio I

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Zoe Schoenherr, Nick Brown, Marina Chang, Ollie Palmer Panel discussion chaired by SintaTantra Art & Architecture will travel to Camley Street Nature Park to see the work of a number of artists participating in the Reveal Festival. Join us for a guided tour of the new works by Nick Brown and Zoe Schoenherr, accompanied by the artists. Afterwards, we will return to the visitor centre and join the urban researcher Marina Chang and architectural designer Ollie Palmer for a panel discussion. Zoe Schoenherr is an artist who investigates strategies of site intervention, in the context of public space. Zoe explores the social and psychological impact of the designed environment, through work that blurs the traditional boundaries of painting, sculpture and architecture. Nick Brown's has a history of working in community-based, natural settings and in the public realm. His central interest is the relationship between the artist and the site and the production of work that engages the viewer with that site. Marina Chang is coordinator of UCL Food Junctions, a festival within a festival that brings together people from different disciplines and cultures and challenges us to rethink our relationship with food (24th, 25th & 28th April + 1st-2nd May.) http://www.food-junctions.org.uk Ollie Palmer is a multi disciplinary designer. He is director of Hoog Design and collaborator with Open_Sailing. Ollie will present his current project Physical Virus, an artwork that investigates of the social behavior of ants. Sinta Tantra is an artist and independent curator. Sinta curated the Camley Street Project in 2008: a sculpture by Nick Hornby, inspired by Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle. She is currently exhibiting at the Stanley Picker Gallery. Nearest Tube: Kings Cross Advance booking: info@artandarchitecture.co.uk / tel 07950 933391 Art & Architecture is an independent association providing an infrastructure to enable crossdiscipline collaborations. It is a unique organization providing debate and opportunities in order to create a more inspirational environment.