Shane Waltener talk + workshop

Shane talked about his recent residency at the Art Academy Minerva in Groningen, the Netherlands, as well as his projects where he collaborates with the members of public.

Shane shared his project with the concept - 'Architecture as performance', as well as structure design aspects. In particular, he chose a lot of economic natural materials that are powerful and flexible. For instance, stone, sand and straw clapped with clay, reed, willow and so on. He stressed that the essential part of every activity or work are manifestos. For most of his own experiments' manifestos can be divided into following parts:

- celebrating the process

(give the audience better understanding and get involved in experiments - improving\processing\rehearsing)

- sharing common knowledge\language\experience

(generate\collaborate)

- architecture and structure with perform

(translate it into dance\song - rhythm)

- identity connecting\reconnecting well consequence

With reference to his experiment manifestoes associate with our Tate exchange activity. Let the audiences immersive in the atmosphere, sharing them with coffee culture and knowledge.

- Moral coffee consumption

- sustainable material

(recycle food waste)

- immerse playful process

(interact with audience)

- awareness of flexibility of resource

- abstract to physical

Reflect thinking

- As designers, they should find ways for the audience to participate in the interaction and find different perspectives in the fun of observing their interaction with the materials so as to extend new ways or ideas of looking at problems.

- Distinct manifestoes could help audience understand the purpose of a project faster and more unequivocal.