Urban Alchemy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4891590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hilary Powell (0000-0001-8743-9865, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Techniques & culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0248-6016 • E-ISSN: 1952-420X |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/tc.7868 |
| OpenAlex | W4312951987 |
| Language | EN |
Artist Hilary Powell examines the material components of the demolition site (from zinc to copper, steel, concrete, brick, asbestos, lime mortar, cement, lead and slate). In direct collaboration with these materials she tells stories and creates images of both demolition sites and those who work transforming them. Through imaginative salvage the work explores regeneration and economic transition by putting the physical remnants of industrial decline to artistic use. Creative production and th
Alchemy · Art · Art history · Humanities · Public Spaces through Art
| Highly cited | No |
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