Making Time
Making Time was an initiative that responded to the climate emergency, bringing the ideas of artists and art production into conversation with new material possibilities.
(Photo credit: Digitised drawing by Abbas Zahedi, 'anything goes', 2014, 2023. Courtesy of the artist.)
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Making Time was an initiative that responded to the climate emergency, bringing ideas of artists and art production into conversation with new material possibilities. Artangel, Science Gallery London, Brighton CCA and Radar at the University of Loughborough partnered to facilitate a year of material experimentation for artists wanting to explore sustainable new material production.
The year-long programme reimagined our material future while supporting artists to innovate, experiment, explore, fail, and succeed.
FRAUD investigated the mineral phosphate, prevalent in British agriculture, from a socio-political, economic, and environmental perspective. They worked closely with Dr Joseph Baines, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Sustainability from King's College London.
Rachel Pimm researched scoria, a dark-coloured volcanic rock, focusing on its material qualities and the monetisation of geological formations in landscapes. They worked closely with Dr Dipak Sarker, Professor of Material Science at University of Brighton.
Abbas Zahedi’s ongoing investigations into care, grief, and contemporary philosophy continued and through Making Time broadened to include ecological grief. He connected with the Psychoactive Trials group at King’s College London.
Dani Admiss focused on waste in the arts and the programme enabled her to setup the Sunlight Liberation Network (SLN) a peer2peer skills development project. She developed a working relationship with Dr Ana Cristina Suzina, Lecturer in Media and Creative Industries at Loughborough University.
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Making Time is devised by Artangel and produced in partnership with Science Gallery London at King's College London. The programme is supported by Brighton CCA at the University of Brighton and Radar at Loughborough University.
Artangel is generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England, and by the private patronage of The Artangel International Circle, Special Angels and The Company of Angels.
