UCA FARNHAM OPEN DAY

UCA FARNHAM OPEN DAY

*FOOD FOR THOUGHT*

One thing that was brought to my attention on the morning of the 28th September 2014 was the amount of thought provoking images out and about, and that we have access to, especially after this one was shown to me the day before at the open day.

 *http://www.studionathancoley.com/works/heaven-is-a-place-where-nothing-ever-happens/images/3*

I've seen heard these words before in Manic Street Preachers'  Rewind The Film: Show Me The Wonder. However, their lyric is:

"Is Heaven a place, where nothing ever happens?" 

I'm pretty sure that other songs/writings etc. use it too... (Talking Heads). 

But as an atheist, I find this quite interesting... what do Christians or religious people actually believe happens in heaven, where all material things are removed?

For some people, this will be a  "comforting message that this promise of an afterlife is without incident". [link] But surely that would be boring? You'd be reduced to gossip and small talk about everyone's life, but the talk would no longer hold meaning or purpose because you're not alive- immortal and drifting.

Anyways, this was a commission for Nathan Coley as part of an action plan to brighten up a town in Kent called Folkestone where "it is blighted with high rates of crime, unemployment and teenage pregnancy". According to this article. I think that this is one of the great things about art; that it's used to make people feel better, transform spaces, places, and mindsets.

(I intend to someday write an post about conceptual art because of this, and how it's about the ideas behind the work rather than the work itself).

Terribly sorry for the deviation from the main point, here are the photos I took at Farnborough:

Entrance

Tapestries

"The Quad"

"The Quad" angle #2

Sculptures

Exhibition #1

Print room

Exhibition #2, amazing sculpture.

Artist of the cool sculpture made of bones: Peter Hanmer.

Outdoor art:

The main thing that I realised at this university is the amazing facilities it has to offer, this is most likely because It's an entire campus, running loads of courses. This means it's not just a foundation site, but has an amazing library/workshop/studio space that everyone studying there has access to.

*thumbs up*

Statue outdoors

OSCARDOG.

-all for you.