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"Landed" in an exhibition
02/02/18
StoreyG2’s “LANDED” project is included in an exhibition at the Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, which runs from 24 January - 23 March 2018. This group exhibition, “CONDUCT”, includes displays on both the completed StoreyG2 project “Landed (Freeman’s Wood)”, and the current project “Landed (Cadastral Maps)”.
In “Landed (Freeman’s Wood)”, StoreyG2 commissioned artists to create artworks exploring landownership, with a focus on a site on the edge of the city of Lancaster. “Landed (Cadastral Maps)” is a pilot for a project to produce artists’ cadastral maps (maps of landownership) showing current and historical landownership of a rural area of north Lancashire.
CONDUCT runs from 24 January - 23 March 2018. It features artists : Larry Achiampong, Johanna Billing, Rebecca Birch, Richard Dedominici, Kathryn Elkin, Iain Forsyth & Jane Polland, Ellie Harrison, Peter Liversidge, and StoreyG2. Further information at Peter Scott Gallery
Freeman's Wood goes to Tate
24/10/17
Layla Curtis will be discussing her Trespass app at Tate Britain in November.
Her talk will be part of the conference "Urban Encounters 2017 : Cartographies" on 11 November. The conference brings together a wide range of international artists, urban theorists, and cultural activists whose work is concerned with mapping contemporary city spaces.
The Trespass app was commissioned for the StoreyG2 project "Landed (Freeman's Wood)". Further information about the app is on this website at http://www.storeyg2.org.uk/landed/artists1/layla-curtis/
Details of the Tate conference are here
New project : "Landed (Cadastral Maps) - a pilot"
01/06/17
We are starting a pilot for a project to produce artists’ maps which explore the ownership of land of a rural area of north Lancashire, over historical time. Cadastral maps are maps of landownership. This pilot is the research or information collection stage for what may become a larger project. It builds upon the previous StoreyG2 project, “Landed (Freeman’s Wood)”.
This pilot is funded by Arts Council England and Landscape Research Group.
Freeman's Wood development proposals
19/04/17
Satnam, the property development company which represents the landowners, are planning residential development of 'land at New Quay Road'. This is the land commonly known as Freeman's Wood.
Proposals to build up to 250 homes on the site were presented at a 'Public Consultation' in Lancaster on 5 April. These proposals are available to view, and to comment upon, at http://www.resultscommunications.co.uk. (go to the 'Quick Links' box in the bottom right corner, and click on 'New Quay Road, Lancaster').
This consultation is a first step in a process. Satnam apparently intends to submit an outline planning application to Lancaster City Council in May. There will be opportunities to view and comment upon that application.
"The Friends of Coronation Field and Freeman's Wood" are encouraging people to comment on the current proposals. They intend to arrange a public meeting when the planning application is submitted. The Friends would welcome new members and can be contacted via the Secretary, Emily Heath ([email protected]).
Layla Curtis talk
11/10/16
Layla Curtis talked about her work, including the "Trespass" app and Freeman's Wood, at the Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, on Tuesday 11 October. She took a group of students down to Freeman's Wood and they tried out the app. Details here
Woodland Trust
11/07/16
An article about "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" was published in “Leaf”, the Summer 2016 edition of a magazine published by ‘Common Ground’ and ‘The Woodland Trust’.
"Contested Cities" Conference, Madrid
07/07/16
Our "Freeman's Wood" video was selected and shown in "Visualizing Contested Cities", at the international conference: “From CONTESTED_CITIES to global urban justice – critical dialogues”, in Madrid, Spain, 4-7 July.
Landscape Conference
15/06/16
I presented a slide show and video about "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" at the international conference: "Cultural Heritage in Landscape (CHeriScape) V: Landscape In Imagination And The Virtual Future". 14-16 June 2016, at Baltic, Gateshead/Newcastle, UK
Land is Free
06/05/16
The "Land is Free" website has published an article about our "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" project.
Article in "Elsewhere: A Journal of Place"
29/03/16
An article about the TRESPASS app is published in Elsewhere: A Journal of Place. You can read it here.
Undisciplined Environments conference - Stockholm
25/03/16
I was pleased to give a talk about "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" at the Undisciplined Environments conference in Stockholm on 24 March. This was the International Conference of the European Network of Political Ecology (ENTITLE).
Article in The Guardian
10/02/16
The Guardian has published an on-line article today about Freeman's Wood. It is entitled "What the battle for Freeman's Wood says about the future of our common land" and was written by Bradley Garrett. It is here.
Landscape Research
14/01/16
An article about Landed (Freeman's Wood) is published in the current issue of Landscape Research Extra, issue no. 75
Newsletter December 2015
18/12/15
Over the past several months the LANDED (Freeman's Wood) project, and the three commissioned artworks, have gradually been gaining widespread acclaim from a diverse range of people.
Contested Property Claims
11/12/15
I spoke about the "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" project at an academic conference entitled 'Contested Property Claims' at Aarhus University in Denmark. This conference included people from around the globe who work in law, geography, anthropology, politics, philosophy, etc., so I learnt a lot, and had some interesting conversations.
STIR to Action
04/11/15
An article which I've written on the "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" project is published in the Autumn issue of STIR to Action magazine.
Art Monthly
02/11/15
Art Monthly - November issue covers "Landed(Freeman's Wood)" in its North West round up by Bob Dickinson.
