Space and Light: Creative Responses to Architecture, Libraries and UTS

Felicity Castagna, Eda Gunaydin, Sheila Ngọc Pham, Marian Abboud

Research output: Creative WorksTextual Works

Abstract

In 2021, UTS' Creative in Residence embarked on a community-led project that investigated and responded to the unique architecture and spaces of our Library. Over and between many lockdowns from 2021-2022 visual artist Marian Abboud and writers Felicity Castagna, Eda Gunaydin and Sheila Ngọc Phạm set out to create a unique, collaborative response to the architecture and space of the UTS Library. During the residency, Space and Light engaged with students to respond to Library spaces through creative writing workshops. There was also a series of live ‘performances’ which involved Castagna, Gunaydin and Phạm projecting their research and writing process onto large screens as they each wrote an original piece of Creative Nonfiction exploring their response to both being in the place and researching the history of libraries and urban architecture. In consultation with the writers, sections from the essays were printed on fabric and designed into an installation which saw sentences climb up the large spiralling staircase; sewn into fabrics that fell dramatically between the floors of the UTS Library; and which appeared in smaller form around seats, windows, tables and shelves around the Library. Space and Light explored the significance of UTS Library, its unique architecture and the way people are using it.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUltimo, N.S.W.
PublisherThe University of Technology, Sydney
Size12 texts
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventSpace and Light (advertised date: 1/11/2021 : The University of Technology, Sydney) -
Duration: 2 Jan 2022 → …

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