Lay Out
31st October 2002 - 31st October 2002
Gasworks invited Kathrin Böhm and Andreas Lang to lead an unprecedented research project entitled Lay Out, which examined how Gasworks is known, perceived and used by its audiences and how its programmes act/interact within a local context. Lay Out took place between June and September 2002 and saw Böhm and Lang onsite at Gasworks for five weeks. During this period, Böhm and Lang hosted a number of Open Offices which were an opportunity for members of the local community to find out about the project and contribute. They also hosted a series of Platforms, which were an opportunity for invited speakers to visit the project and discuss its implications within a wider context.
In order to process and present Lay Out, Böhm and Lang have been working with e-2 and Red Leader Industries to develop a website which outlines a number of ideas and strategies for the development of the Gasworks in the short, medium and longer term. It also includes a comprehensive archive of the contributions made during the Open Offices and Platforms. Working as an art/architecture team, Böhm and Lang are interested in the existing dynamics between formal and informal structures that are central to our everyday life. They regard the public realm as a space where individual interests meet communal structures and their projects aim to explore the potential of urban public spaces in relation to individual expression and institutionalised hierarchies.
The website gives an opportunity to view the research, outcomes and proposals for Gasworks future development.
