Open To The Elements

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About Open To The Elements

Open to the Elements was an intensive research and design residency presented by Headlands Center for the Arts for those who are and would like to be architects, philosophers, environmental designers, artists, and ecologists.

Headlands’ urban wilderness, situated in a military base turned National Park, poses everyday challenges of balancing human needs with natural and cultural resources.

Led by Observatorium—a Rotterdam-based artist collaborative dedicated to public art and place making—Open to the Elements was a multidisciplinary platform designed to envision the possible future rehabilitation and re-purposing of an historic building: Fort Barry’s early twentieth century army gymnasium.

Two dozen workshop participants engaged directly in a collaborative creative
process in the contexts of shared meals, workshop meetings, studio practice, and guest speaker lectures on specialized topics, all situated in Headlands’ world renowned artist residency program.

Open to the Elements took place in 2011 from June 3 through June 9, culminating in a public symposium and dinner on Thursday, June 9.
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