Urbanism 25 June, 2009
The Edge of the Possible
The Edge of the Possible is a documentary film that charts the course of the creation of the Sydney Opera House. The film features interviews with Jorn Utzon, lead architect of the Sydney Opera House, as he reflects on his role in the story of the conception and construction of the building as well as presenting some of Utzon’s unique ideas for the interior that were never completed.
Urbis has five copies of this DVD to give away. To enter, email peta.nichols@agm.co.nz with the year that Utzon flew to Australia to begin work on the construction of the Sydney Opera House (answer on website) by 2 July.
>>Visit www.filmartdoco.com/edge.html
Invader’s Rubik Art
This is amazing. Parisian street artist Invader created this video that will be shown at his upcoming Top 10 exhibition at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. In the video, Invader unwraps a huge box of Rubik cubes and in time-lapse shows him manipulate the cubes to create pixilated artworks with amazing depth and texture. He then goes through and twists each cube to another position to create another work. My brain hurts just thinking about how someone could conceive that.
>> Visit http://mocoloco.com/archives/011249.php to view the video.
HotHouse
HotHouse is a showcase of New Zealand’s fresh new entrepreneurial ideas and a celebration of the place where those new ideas ignite. From flax surfboards to biotech fabrics, soil roofs and jetpacks – discover why New Zealanders are considered some of the most resourceful people in the world.
On at the New Dowse, Wellington, from June 27.
>>Visit www.newdowse.org.nz
Brisbane Airport Fresh Cut 2009
The Brisbane Airport Fresh Cut is an annual showcase of emerging Queensland artists. This year’s artists are: photojournalist Aaron Burton; Sarah Byrne who re-orchestrates samples of found movie footage; Tim Kerr who is the master of the spoof; and Hiromi Tango whose subject and medium is social life.
On at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, from July 4 until August 22.
>> Visit www.ima.org.au
The future of building?
A scale model of the Radiolaria pavilion has been produced using the world’s largest 3D printer. Designed by Andrea Morgante, founder of Shiro Studio, and in collaboration with D-Shape, the complex, free-form structure suggests possibilities for how we may be able to build in the future. Made from artificial sandstone, the structure doesn’t have any internal steel reinforcement. The full size 10 metre high pavilion will be built in 2010 in Pontedera, Italy.
>>Visit www.dezeen.com/2009/06/22/radiolaria-pavilion-by-shiro-studio/#more-33059
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