When buildings remember: How art can reclaim architectural memory

When buildings remember: How art can reclaim architectural memory

This PhD with Creative Works is concerned with the memories lost within the shifting nature of the contemporary architectural environment, and the transformative power of artmaking within this space. It asks the following question: how can art be used to reclaim architectural memory? Informed by interviews with Australian and international practitioners working between the fields of art and architecture, this practice-led research combines architectural theory with artist practice to reach a new understanding of the ideas that inform lived experience within architecture. This research represents a recognition of how memory is tied to place, to establish the ability of art to enhance and embody this understanding within academic discourse. It explores the potential for art at the intersection of personal memory and sense of place in the built environment. Through this research a distinctive role for the contemporary artist will be defined, one that is driven by a desire to productively contribute to the issues that arise from living in an everchanging built environment, and through this process address the escalating forgetfulness of contemporary culture.

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