Date: 07 June 05
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Scotland’s coastline is a constantly shifting landscape. The human settlements scattered along its length are at once extremely durable and fragile. Having survived the extremes of weather for centuries, many communities are facing challenges to redefine their economic and social purpose as traditional industries face major change, as seen in the deserted harbours and decaying decadence of its coastal resorts.
6000 miles speculates upon how our relationship with the edge of the nation might develop. Five practises made proposals for coastal 'machines', which offered an opportunity for speculative responses allowing a narrative that blends the practical with the polemic and distinct ways of telling that narrative. These projects contribute to the debate on the future use of Scotland’s coastal areas and provide a series of research based propositions with the potential to be developed as realisable transferable projects.
GROSS. MAX. countered the effect of global warming by using an existing power station to create a giant nuclear iceberg; Wiszniewski Thomson choreographed an astra-aquatic dance to propose illuminations and planting; gm + ad architects turned a disused pier into islands for the local community to enjoy; block architecture proposed a man-made archipelago to re-establish the lost relationship between two towns and Graven Images challenged EU legislation by moving fish to the land and encouraged an improved diet by the re-branding of the disused lido.
A touring exhibition created by The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Architecture, Design and the City as part of the National Programme of activities informed by the Scottish Executive’s Policy on Architecture. Following its run at The Lighthouse fieldtrip tours to venues in Scotland.
Dates
The Lighthouse
Glasgow
25 March - 7 June 2005
Rotterdam Biennale
26 May – 26 June 2005
Crawford Arts
St. Andrews
16 June - 28 August 2005
Stranraer Museum
5 November - 8 January 2005
An Tuireann
Portree, Skye
14 January - 25 February 2006
