The Lives of Spaces in Belfast: 12 February to 27 March
The Lives of Spaces exhibition will open on Thursday 11 February in the Ormeau Baths Gallery in Belfast. The Lives of Spaces began as an installation at the 11th Architecture Biennale in Venice in 2008 and has been touring ever since. The exhibition contains 9 film based projects, each exploring the central role of space in society, from domestic to public and social to personal.
Also exhibited are a series of photographs entitled ‘The Lives of Spaces - Scenes from the Palazzon Giustinian Lolin’ by artist Fiona Hackett, who was asked by the curators to capture the unique atmosphere of the exhibition in its original home at the Venice Biennale.
EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Lunchtime Lecture Series
Thursdays at 1pm - 1.45pm, Free
These are short presentations by the participants involved in Lives of Spaces show and take place at 1pm every Thursday during the exhibition. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
18th February - Dara McGrath
25th February- Tom de Paor
4th March - Simon Walker
11th March - McCullough Mulvin Architects
Walk Around Tour
Saturday 13th February 2pm, Free
Lives of Spaces curator Nathalie Weadick will host a walk around tour of the exhibition
Lives of Spaces: Performance
23rd , 24th, 25th March 8pm
Over the course of a month, students from Lyric Studio will construct an original piece of theatre based around themes, visuals and responses from the exhibition. The final piece will be shown on three nights at the end of the exhibition. This is a project in collaboration with Anna Newell, Creative Director at the Centre of Excellence for Creative and Performing Arts at Queens. Audience capacity is limited so please contact the gallery to reserve a place.
During the Lives of Spaces exhibition, OBG is working with PLACE Belfast on a series of programmes for schools and a major architecture symposium. Please stay in touch for more details. Visit www.ormeaubaths.co.uk or www.place.uk.net for more information.
Lives of Spaces: Symposium
Thursday 25th March
OBG is working with PLACE Belfast on a major architecture symposium looking at where art, architecture and curating intersect in the public realm. Please keep in touch for more details.
Saturday Art Club: Architecture: During this exhibition, there will be a series of workshops for children working on various aspects of architecture, thinking about place, local buildings and design.
Saturday 20th February - My Space, My Bedroom, My House (suitable for 6-8’s)
Saturday 27th February - Build an Ideal City (suitable for 8-10’s)
Saturday 6th March - Buildings of the World (Charcoal and Pastel) (suitable for 11-13’s)
Saturday13thMarch - Buildings of the World (Sculpture) (suitable for 8-10’s)
For further information go to www.ormeaubaths.co.uk.
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The Lives of Spaces exhibition was initiated by Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council and funded by the Irish Architecture Foundation and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. It is curated by Nathalie Weadick, Director of the Irish Architecture Foundation and Professor Hugh Campbell, School of Architecture, UCD.
The Lives of Spaces at Ormeau Baths Gallery - 12 Feburary to 27 March 2010
18a Ormeau Avenue
Belfast
