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PC122932 by Russell Moreton
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PC122932 by Russell Moreton
Sculptural prototyping in Varberga, Örebro. / 2023
In Örebro, Örebrobostäder (Öbo) are renovating a large part of the area Varberga. A new center with housing and public facilities is being built as well as renovations of many of the apartment buildings and the public and semi-public spaces around them.
In June 2022 we were invited by Öbo to participate in the process of developing a new green space that opens from the center towards the Varberga forest and recreational area. The green space is a form of park with spaces for activation as well as resting.
The park, the green path, is designed by landscape architecture firm DCL.13 and our role has been artistic project lead.
Over the year we have worked together with the developing team to find new ways of planning the space for informal meetings among residents of the area, activation for people of all ages as well as line of sight from the new center to the forest.
As part of the development, we have proposed a built somewhat un-programmed space, a floor with a sculptural roof, that can function as meeting place, stage, dancefloor etc
Over three days in March 2023 we have been in Varberga to prototype the structure together with participants from Örebro Skateförening, Örebro Konstskola, management and others.
We started on Friday morning with piles of wood (both used and new) and some tools and together we built a structure that functions as a spatial drawing where we, the participants and the residents in the area could think together and talk about size, height and material as well as how it can be used in the future.
Saturday, we finished the construction and on Sunday we disassembled it again leaving the site as we found it.
Three intense days that gave us lots of good thoughts and conversations on how to make this into a permanent piece next year.
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"In the water" : Sensuality/Solitude. Pinhole Photography/ Floating Camera. #1 by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: russellmoreton.blogspot.co.uk/ In Defence of Sensuality : John Cowper Powys 1930. Foreword. The author feels that perhaps some explanation is due to the reader for the rather unusual employment of the word "Sensuality" which serves as the title of this work. The advantage given to the author by the use of this particular expression is that it enables him to proceed from rock-bottom upwards as far as he likes. A more refined title would have cut him off, in his method of developing his idea, from the physical roots of existence; for while it is easy to indicate the overtones and undertones of Sensuality it would be hard to bring a gentle, vague word, like the word "sensuousness" down to the bare, stark, stoically-stripped Life-Sensation which is the subject of this book. J.C.P. Dedicated to the memory of that great and much-abused man Jean-Jacques Rousseau Solitude. Susan Sontag, one of the most influential intellectuals and cultural critics of the 20th century, was known for her sharp insights into art, culture, and human experience. Her quote on eloquence and its relationship to solitude reveals her understanding of language and its connection to the individual's inner world. Sontag believed that the ability to speak well, to articulate thoughts clearly and compellingly, was not something innate or natural, but rather a product of isolation. In a society dominated by communal life—whether in families, groups, or communal settings—people often resorted to simpler forms of expression. According to Sontag, it was in solitude and separation from the crowd that a person could truly cultivate eloquence, as it was within these moments of isolation that individuals could confront their thoughts deeply and express them with clarity. Sontag's ideas about language were shaped by her larger body of work, which frequently examined the intersections of personal identity, social constructs, and the human condition. She explored the impact of isolation on creativity and individuality in many of her writings, such as in her groundbreaking essays on photography, film, and literature. For Sontag, eloquence was a sign of a developed, introspective mind that was not afraid to challenge the status quo. The "painful individuality" she referred to pointed to the existential cost of being alone, but also the creative freedom it afforded. It was through solitude that one could experience a more authentic form of self-expression, not shaped by societal expectations or norms, but born from the individual’s own inner dialogue. Her reflections on solitude, art, and language have continued to influence generations of thinkers and artists. Sontag's assertion that "thinking in words" is something derived from solitude offers an important insight into the nature of creativity and communication. In an increasingly interconnected world, where groupthink and collective experiences often dominate, Sontag's ideas remind us of the power of individual thought and the transformative potential of solitude. Her work continues to resonate today, especially for those who seek to find their voice in a world filled with noise and distraction.
"In the water" : Sensuality/Solitude. Pinhole Photography/ Floating Camera. #1 by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: russellmoreton.blogspot.co.uk/ In Defence of Sensuality : John Cowper Powys 1930. Foreword. The author feels that perhaps some explanation is due to the reader for the rather unusual employment of the word "Sensuality" which serves as the title of this work. The advantage given to the author by the use of this particular expression is that it enables him to proceed from rock-bottom upwards as far as he likes. A more refined title would have cut him off, in his method of developing his idea, from the physical roots of existence; for while it is easy to indicate the overtones and undertones of Sensuality it would be hard to bring a gentle, vague word, like the word "sensuousness" down to the bare, stark, stoically-stripped Life-Sensation which is the subject of this book. J.C.P. Dedicated to the memory of that great and much-abused man Jean-Jacques Rousseau Solitude. Susan Sontag, one of the most influential intellectuals and cultural critics of the 20th century, was known for her sharp insights into art, culture, and human experience. Her quote on eloquence and its relationship to solitude reveals her understanding of language and its connection to the individual's inner world. Sontag believed that the ability to speak well, to articulate thoughts clearly and compellingly, was not something innate or natural, but rather a product of isolation. In a society dominated by communal life—whether in families, groups, or communal settings—people often resorted to simpler forms of expression. According to Sontag, it was in solitude and separation from the crowd that a person could truly cultivate eloquence, as it was within these moments of isolation that individuals could confront their thoughts deeply and express them with clarity. Sontag's ideas about language were shaped by her larger body of work, which frequently examined the intersections of personal identity, social constructs, and the human condition. She explored the impact of isolation on creativity and individuality in many of her writings, such as in her groundbreaking essays on photography, film, and literature. For Sontag, eloquence was a sign of a developed, introspective mind that was not afraid to challenge the status quo. The "painful individuality" she referred to pointed to the existential cost of being alone, but also the creative freedom it afforded. It was through solitude that one could experience a more authentic form of self-expression, not shaped by societal expectations or norms, but born from the individual’s own inner dialogue. Her reflections on solitude, art, and language have continued to influence generations of thinkers and artists. Sontag's assertion that "thinking in words" is something derived from solitude offers an important insight into the nature of creativity and communication. In an increasingly interconnected world, where groupthink and collective experiences often dominate, Sontag's ideas remind us of the power of individual thought and the transformative potential of solitude. Her work continues to resonate today, especially for those who seek to find their voice in a world filled with noise and distraction.
Core, Periphery and Semiperiphery : Spatial Drawings #1 by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: russellmoreton.blogspot.com/ russellmoreton.tumblr.com
Autonomous Project/Creative Anarchism/Alternative Photography. by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: The Skies over East Anglia (35mm film) Psychogeography as a creative anarchism. Analogue 35mm film, stand development. Visual art project around themes of nostalgia, melancholy, astronomy and analogue photographic processes. Speculative research material gathered from Another Photography, Jan Dibbets, Psychogeography, Merlin Coverley, The Rings of Saturn, W.G. Sebald. russellmoreton.blogspot.com