Constellations of identity: place-ma(r)king beyond heritage

Pollock, V. and Sharp, J. (2007) Constellations of identity: place-ma(r)king beyond heritage. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 25(5), pp. 1061-1078. (doi: 10.1068/d78j)

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Abstract

This paper will critically consider the different ways in which history and belonging have been treated in artworks situated in the Citadel development in Ayr on the West coast of Scotland. It will focus upon one artwork, Constellation by Stephen Hurrel, as an alternative to the more conventional landscapes of heritage which are adjacent, to examine the relationship between personal history and place history and argue the primacy of participatory process in the creation of place and any artwork therein. Through his artwork, Hurrel has attempted to adopt a material process through which place can be created performatively but, in part due to its non-representational form, proves problematic, aesthetically and longitudinally, in wholly engaging the community. The paper will suggest that through variants of ‘new genre public art’ such as this, personal and place histories can be actively re-created through the redevelopment of contemporary urban landscapes but also highlight the complexities and indeterminacies involved in the relationship between artwork, people and place.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Sharp, Professor Jo and Pollock, Dr Venda
Authors: Pollock, V., and Sharp, J.
Subjects:G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Research Group:Human Geography Research Group
Journal Name:Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
Publisher:Pion
ISSN:0263-7758
ISSN (Online):1472-3433
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2007 Pion
First Published:First published in Environment And Planning D: Society and Space 25(5):1061-1078
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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