Table Of ContentEmErging LandscapEs
This book is dedicated to the memory of Gabriele Basilico
EmErging LandscapEs
Between Production and Representation
Edited by
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KRystallia Kamvasinou
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III
Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Notes on Contributors xi
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction 1
PART I PICTURING GLOBAL CHANGE 11
1. Inhabiting the Metropolis 17
Gabriele Basilico
2. Some Dry Space: An Inhabited American West 25
Michael Light
3. Prelude to a Future: Global Risk and Environmental Apocalypse in Contemporary Landscape Photography 29
Eugénie Shinkle
4. Liquid History, Anxious Future: The Thames Estuary, A Landscape Under Threat 39
Frank Watson
5. Desires Grown Solid: Shopping Centre Interiors 45
Fergus Heron
PART II ALTERNATIVE FIELDS OF VISION 49
6. The Military Spatial Complex: Interpreting the Emerging Spaces of British Militarism 55
Matthew Flintham
7. Truthing Gap – Imagining a Relational Geography of the Sub-Maritime 67
Rona Lee
8. In Transition 75
Andrew Langford
9. Landscape: Beyond the Margins of Vision 81
Christophe Girot
10. Landscape and Fluid Imaging of the Emerging City 95
Gary D. Sampson
PART III TRANSITIONAL LANDSCAPES AND CRITICAL PRAXIS 107
11. Beyond the Desert of the Real: Regenerative Narratives in the Cityscape 111
Lawrence Bird
12. Towards an Emergent Knowledge of the Margins: Reflections on an Urban Retreat 123
Emma Cocker
13. On the Possibility of a Re-emergent Landscape in Dublin, Ireland 135
Samantha L. Martin-McAuliffe
14. Reimagining Interim Landscapes 147
Krystallia Kamvasinou
15. Fencing In and Weeding Out: Curating Nature at Former Nazi Concentration Camp Sites and Mass Graves
in Europe 161
Jessica Rapson
Index 173
vi Emerging Landscapes
List of Illustrations
6.4 Salisbury Plain, internal military subdivisions. Google Maps with additional
Figures
data by Matthew Flintham based on current military maps of the region
1.1 Gabriele Basilico, Berlino, 2000
1.2 Gabriele Basilico, from Milano (Ritratti di fabbriche), 1978–80 7.1 Illustration from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Alphonse de Neuville,
1.3 Gabriele Basilico, Milano, 1996 1870. Source, Wiki Commons
1.4 Gabriele Basilico, Le Touquet, 1985 7.2 Forward looking sonar mosaic from Dunwich at 52.3W 1.6E. Used by
1.5 Gabriele Basilico, Barcelona, 2004 kind permission of Dr Tim Le Bas, National Oceanography Centre.
1.6 Gabriele Basilico, Napoli, 2004 7.3 Rona Lee, Ama, single screen projected video, 2012. Original
1.7 Gabriele Basilico, Shanghai, 2010 underwater footage by kind permission of Dr Bramley Murton, National
Oceanography Centre
2.1 Michael Light, Downtown Los Angeles Looking Southwest, Harbor 7.4 Rona Lee, Ama, single screen projected video, 2012. Original
Freeway (110) at Right underwater footage by kind permission of Dr Bramley Murton, National
2.2 Michael Light, Untitled/Downtown Dusk, Los Angeles Oceanography Centre
2.3 Michael Light, Interchange of Highways 60 and 202 Looking West, Mesa, 7.5 Rona Lee, Ama, single screen projected video, 2012. Original
Arizona underwater footage by kind permission of Dr Bramley Murton, National
2.4 Michael Light, Barney’s Canyon Gold Mine, Near Bingham Canyon, Oceanography Centre
Looking South, Utah 7.6 Rona Lee, I want, I want, I want, chrome plated, fired silt, ornamental
2.5 Michael Light, Future House Pads Above Bankrupt Lake Las Vegas wooden base, 2012
Development, Nevada 7.7 Rona Lee, And all the seas were ink, chromed polyamide, laser built,
‘reverse’ relief globe, exaggeration factor 300 × 280 mm. 2012
7.8 Rona Lee, Sea / Draw (Ten Atlantic Days), herculite LX plaster, 210 mm.
3.1 Pieter Hugo, Al Hasan, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2009.
× 297 mm. × 16 mm. 2009
© Pieter Hugo. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Yossi Milo,
7.9 Rona Lee, A sailor went to sea, sea, sea, I, action involving 10.994 km. /
New York
6.856 miles of string, Empress Dock, National Oceanography Centre, 2009
7.10 Rona Lee, A sailor went to sea, sea, sea, I, 2009
4.1 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
7.11 Core Store, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. 2008.
4.2 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
Photograph Rona Lee
5.1 Fergus Heron, County Mall, 2012
5.2 Fergus Heron, The Bentall Centre, Kingston, 2011 8.1 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2008
8.2 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2010
6.1 Military warning flag at Gedney Drove End, Lincolnshire. 8.3 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2010
Photograph: Matthew Flintham 8.4 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2009
6.2 The island of Foulness. Area owned or controlled by the Ministry of 8.5 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2010
Defence. Map by Matthew Flintham
6.3 The island of Foulness and surrounding Danger Areas. Google Earth images 9.1 Point cloud photography, Alp Transit Sigirino Mound Canton of Ticino
with additional graphic modelling by Lloyd Bailey and Matthew Flintham Switzerland. © ETH D-ARCH Chair Christophe Girot, Pascal Werner LVML
9.2 Point cloud model, Alp Transit Sigirino Mound Canton of Ticino, 13.2 Blessington Street Basin Park, north city centre, Dublin. The gateway
Switzerland. Design by Atelier Girot, Christophe Girot & Ilmar seen in the distance at the far left leads to the linear park
Hurkxkens 13.3 View of the disused Broombridge-Broadstone railway branch from
9.3 Oblique view – repeating the daily landscapes. © ETH, Chair Girot the North Circular Road. The Dublin bus depot is visible in the centre
DARCH. LandscapeVideo students: Christine Egli, Dorothy Holt, Armin background
Baumann 13.4 View of the former Broombridge-Broadstone railway line near the
9.4 Roundabout I: fading out the collage of monotony. © ETH, Chair Girot crossing with the Royal Canal
DARCH. LandscapeVideo students: Tao Baerlocher, Jonas Krieg 13.5 Broadstone railway station, Constitution Hill, Dublin
9.5 Following the path: landscape implies social limits we give to ourselves. 13.6 City Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Markets, Dublin
© ETH, Chair Girot DARCH. LandscapeVideo students: Nicola Wild,
Tom Dowdall 14.1 King’s Cross Central, Skip Gardens, February 2013
9.6 A daily odyssey – staccato walk. © ETH, Chair Girot DARCH. 14.2 King’s Cross Central, Skip Gardens, February 2013
LandscapeVideo students: Nadine Schütz, Gregor Bieri 14.3 Canning Town Caravanserai. A makeshift landscape of upcycled materials
9.7 Movement along the ground – experiencing topography with the 14.4 King’s Cross Central, Skip Gardens. Permanent development
video camera. © ETH, Chair Girot DARCH. LandscapeVideo students: counteracted by interim landscapes in the city of London
Caroline Mathis, Karin Regli
15.1 Foundations of the original Lidice village
15.2 The mass grave of the men of Lidice
10.1 Lev Manovich, Texas. Screen shot from Soft Cinema: Ambient Narrative,
15.3 Barracks at Auschwitz I
2005, DVD
15.4 Grassed expanse, Auschwitz II Birkenau
10.2 Lev Manovich, Texas. Screen shot from Soft Cinema: Ambient Narrative,
2005, DVD
10.3 Renée Green, Code: Survey, 2006. Screen shot from http:// www.dot.
ca.gov/dist07/code_survey/choice.htm Plates
10.4 Renée Green, Code: Survey, 2006. Screen shot from http:// www.dot.
1 Gabriele Basilico, Beirut, 1991
ca.gov/dist07/code_survey/choice.htm
2 Gabriele Basilico, San Francisco, 2007
3 Michael Light, Sun City, Arizona
11.1 Film stills, Odeon. Images courtesy Michael Maksymiuk © 2009
4 Michael Light, New Construction On East Porter Drive, Camelback
11.2 Film stills, A Reenactment of Events. Images courtesy Rhayne Vermette
Mountain, Scottsdale, Arizona
© 2009
5 Michael Light, Future “Highland Vista” Retirement Homes, Mesquite,
11.3 Film stills, Space Replaced. Images courtesy Andy Puiatti © 2009
Nevada
11.4 Film stills, The Lost of Chinatown. Images courtesy Zhi Yong Wang
6 Michael Light, New Construction Overlooking Dierkes Lake, Twin Falls,
© 2009
Idaho
11.5 Film Stills, My Circle (2010). Identity of videographer withheld in
7 Michael Light, Wolf Creek Golf Resort Looking Southeast, Mesquite, Nevada
compliance with SSHRC ethics protocols
8 Pieter Hugo, Untitled, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2010.
© Pieter Hugo. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Yossi Milo, New
12.1 Urban Wanderer (Urban Retreat), Sophie Mellor, 2010. Photograph:
York
Simon Poulter
9 Ian Teh, Suburbs, Yulin, Shaanxi, China, 2010. Courtesy of Ian Teh/Panos
12.2 Walk to Piel Island, (Urban Retreat), 2010. Photograph: Emma Cocker
Images
12.3 Urban Wanderer (Urban Retreat), Sophie Mellor, 2010. Photograph:
10 Ian Teh, Demolished Village, Linfen, Shanxi, China, 2010. Courtesy of Ian
Simon Poulter
Teh/Panos Images
12.4 Street Training with Lottie Child (Urban Retreat, part of Art Gene’s
11 Ian Teh, Luxury Apartments , Linfen, Shanxi, China, 2010. Courtesy of
Design Café events), 2010. Photograph: Maddi Nicholson, Art Gene
Ian Teh/Panos Images
Artist Founder Director
12 Pieter Hugo, Untitled, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2010.
12.5 Street Training with Lottie Child (Urban Retreat, part of Art Gene’s
© Pieter Hugo. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Yossi Milo, New
Design Café events), 2010. Photograph: Maddi Nicholson, Art Gene
York
Artist Founder Director
13 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
12.6 Drawing drift with Laura Oldfield Ford (Urban Retreat, part of Art
14 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
Gene’s Design Café events), 2010. Photograph: Emma Cocker
15 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
16 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
13.1 View south along the linear park that marks the former spur of the Royal
17 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12)
Canal, north city centre, Dublin, Ireland
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18 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12) 47 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2010
19 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12) 48 Point cloud model on GIS mesh, Alp Transit Sigirino Mound, Canton of
20 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12) Ticino, Switzerland. Design by Atelier Girot, Christophe Girot & Ilmar
21 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12) Hurkxkens. © ETH– DARCH, Chair Christophe Girot, Pascal Werner
22 Frank Watson, from the series Soundings from the Estuary (2005–12) LVML
23 Fergus Heron, Merry Hill, 2011 49 Train view – cleaning up and sorting out the landscape in movement.
24 Fergus Heron, Bluewater, 2004 © ETH, Chair Girot DARCH. LandscapeVideo students: Pascal Babey,
25 Fergus Heron, Bluewater, 2004 Nicolas Hugentobler
26 Fergus Heron, Manchester Arndale, 2009 50 Train view – cleaning up and sorting out the landscape in movement.
27 Fergus Heron, Manchester Arndale, 2009 © ETH, Chair Girot DARCH. LandscapeVideo students: Pascal Babey,
28 Fergus Heron, Lakeside, 2004 Nicolas Hugentobler
29 Fergus Heron, Royal Victoria Place, 2009 51 Hans Werlemann, in cooperation with Jos Stoop, stills from 16,500,000
30 Fergus Heron, Westfield, London, 2009 Colleagues, 2003. 55’ digital video looped: from Nature as Artifice, 190–199
31 Fergus Heron, Meadowhall, 2011 52 Hans Werlemann, in cooperation with Jos Stoop, stills from 16,500,000
32 Fergus Heron, Brent Cross, 2004 Colleagues, 2003. 55’ digital video looped: from Nature as Artifice,
33 ‘Hot Row’, hardened nuclear weapons storage facility, RAF Bentwater. 190–199
Photograph: Matthew Flintham 53 Film stills, The Other Face of Time. Images courtesy Anca Matyiku ©
34 Salisbury Plain Danger Area volumes with Military Aerodrome Traffic 2009
Zones (MATZ). Satellite image from Google Earth with additional 54 Google Earth interface, with film still from Adrift. Images courtesy Amy
graphic modelling by Lloyd Bailey and Matthew Flintham Klassen © 2009
35 Salisbury Plain Danger Areas with segregated airspace for UAVs (in 55 Documentation of éCartographies: chalk line network, found objects,
blue). Satellite image from Google Earth with additional graphic projections. Photographs courtesy the author © 2011
modelling by Lloyd Bailey and Matthew Flintham 56 Documentation of éCartographies: enmeshed bodies. Photographs
36 Chart of United Kingdom Airspace Restrictions and Hazardous Areas. courtesy Jacqueline Young © 2011
Copyright National Air Traffic Service (NATS) and Civil Aviation 57 Zip City/Free Land, urban design proposition. Images courtesy 5468796
Authority (CAA), 2012 © 2011
37 Reprocessed Multibeam bathymetry from Mid-Atlantic Ridge system 58 Zip City/Free Land, urban space: reclaimed boulevard, over-transit
at 45N 27W. Used by kind permission of Dr Tim Le Bas, National residences, public space, urban agriculture. Images courtesy 5468796 ©
Oceanography Centre 2011
38 Rona Lee, The Captain’s Bird Table, video still, single screen projected 59 Mitchell Taylor Workshop, Leadenhall City Farm Competition Winning
video, extraction of mud cores, Royal Research Ship James Cook, 2009–12 Entry. Shade view. © Mitchell Taylor Workshop
39 Untitled I Dr. Huvenne, C type lambda print 48 × 72 inches, 2012 60 Mitchell Taylor Workshop, Leadenhall City Farm Competition Winning
40 Untitled II Dr. Murton, C type lambda print 48 × 72 inches, 2012 Entry. Sunny view. © Mitchell Taylor Workshop
41 Andrew Langford, Untitled, from the exhibition Invernaderos, 2007 61 Ash Sakula Architects, Canning Town Caravanserai. Physical model.
42 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2008 © Ash Sakula Architects
43 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2010 62 Ash Sakula Architects, Canning Town Caravanserai. The kiosks in
44 Andrew Langford, Untitled, 2008 action. © Ash Sakula Architects
45 Andrew Langford, from the exhibition Winter Growing Fields, 2009 63 The Lidice memorial rose garden
46 Andrew Langford, from the exhibition Winter Growing Fields, 2009 64 Plan of the Lidice memorial rose garden. © Památník Lidice
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