Conservatory for Discarded Pianos

Pianos are unwanted in our time. They seem too big, too brown, too square for our white washed interiors. First they are being thrown out from the real estate agent’s advertisements. Then they get conditional stays in attics and basements. Soon no one would even like to pay the rent for temporary storing them. Any young girl or boy who starts to play the piano soon receives a modern electric one for birthday. Pianos are garbage in our time. Maybe there will be other times! Until then, we would like to make you aware of their precarious situation, by making this conservatory for discarded pianos. Please honour them by playing a last tune.

Gora/Bandolin

Among other artists and architects, from different parts of the world, Gunilla Bandolin and Monika Gora will take part in the exhibition Urban Play in Sødre Havn in Køge. Welcome to the opening of the exhibition on Friday afternoon/evening, the 4th of May, and explore the work Conservatory for Discarded Pianos by Bandolin and Gora as well the rest of the artworks on place!

The exhibition will be in Køge harbour from the 4th of May until the 15th of Septembre 2012. See Urban Play homepage for further information.

On site/Light Volumes, Art and landscape. Workshop in Milan

In may, 9th- 13th of 2012, Lisa Diedrich and Monika Gora will hold a workshop at ACMA Centro Italiano di Architettura in Milan. The workshop is a part of the international master in landscape architecture held by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona) and ACMA Centre of Architecture (Milan). The 10th of may Diedrich and Gora will hold the Lecture "On site / Light volumes, see event page on facebook. For more information about the workshop see ACMA programme homepage.

Landskapsarkitekturdagen 2012

Fredagen den 20e april är det Landskapsarkitekturdagen och 2012 års tema är Landscapes of Tomorrow. GORA art&landscape kommer att finnas på plats i Alnarp. För mer information se Landskapsarkitekturdagens hemsida.

Internship

Thanks to all that have sent an application regarding the internship at GORA art&landscape! The position for the spring 2012 is now filled. Unfortunately we've had som problems with the mail system but hoping everyone by now has got an awnser regarding their application.

Föreläsning i Oslo 8/3-2012

Den 8e mars föreläser Monika Gora på Oslo Arkitektforenigs Pop-up. OAF anordnar öppna kvällsföreläsningskvällar på olika arkitektkontor runt om i Oslo och den 8e mars föreläser Monika Gora på Gullik Gulliksen Landskapsarkitektes kontor i Oslo. För mer information om föreläsningen se POP UP: Monika Gora hos Gullik Gulliksen Landskapsarkitekter på facebook.

Glasbubblan i 1000 x European Architecture

Glasbubblan av GORA art&landscape finns representerad i nyutkomna 1000 x EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE (2012) från BRAUN PUBLISHING. Genom ett urval av 1000 byggnader från de senaste fem åren vill boken visa på en samtida europeisk arkitektur. Mer om boken finns att läsa på BRAUNs hemsida.

Tack för en trevlig book release!

Tack till alla som kom på book release för Light Volumes - art and landscape by Monika Gora! Det blev trevliga kvällar på såväl Konst-ig i Stockholm som på Form/Design Center i Malmö.

Light Volumes - art and landscape kan köpas i butik på Konst-ig i Stockholm eller online på www.konstigbooks.com
I Malmö finns boken att köpa på Olsson & Gerthel samt på Konsthallen.

Måns Holst-Ekström och Lisa Diedrich på Form/Design i Malmö, foto: Eva Sundin, 2012-02-10.

Regarding internship position

GORA art&landscape thank you for all the wounderful applications we have received regarding the internship. We have more than 150 applications to look through and we will send a reply to you as soon as possible.

Jimmysar lyser upp Östersund

I Östersund lyser nu en grupp Jimmysar upp en del av Badhusparken. GORA art&landscape har tidigare skissat på en utveckling av området norr om Frösöbron och vi hoppas under året presentera fler detaljer om detta arbete! Läs mer på kommunens egna hemsida.

Bild: Nicole Lindsjö

Anna Lindhs plats - proposal

Here's our proposal for the competition of Anna Lindhs plats by the Central Station in Malmö. Unfortunately the jury did not find this as pleasing as the winning proposal but we still believe that this would have been a great sculpture for this landscape. It is named "The Sandcastle" and represent a frozen moment during a phase of transition. A symbol for everybody's ability to create, a node in this central part of Malmö and a sensual and large form, visible from many spots in the surrounding area.

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Preview of Light Volumes

Here is a link to a preview of some of the chapters in the upcoming publication Light Volumes. There will be a book release in the beginning of next year and dates will be announced soon. Follow us on Facebook to get the latest updates!

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Selected for an artistic proposal in Östersund

This week the studio was selected as one of the artist who is going to design an artistic proposal for the outdoor environment of the new stadium in Östersund. This is all very exciting, especially as we only have good experiences of working together with Östersund earlier.

Sketching on BOIC

Monika Gora was choosen as one of three artist working with a courtyard at a new building ("BOIC") at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sketch will be submitted in the beginning of Feburary.

Vunnen tävling

GORA art&landscape has been announced as winners in a Windart-competition in Rostock, Germany.

Extract from the jury statement:

Monika Gora takes the spectator on a visual and conceptual journey. How will the energy sources of the future look? The proposal, an extremely beautiful design, gives a viable suggestion for a possible shape of the energy sources of the future.

The studio will work with the sculpture during the winter 2011/12 and will be erected in May next year. Follow the updates here on our website or on Facebook .

Klappa Hästen 2011

Earlier this autum Monika Gora participated at Helsingborg city's "Konst på stan" with her project Pet the horse in a new edition. During the first week in October the citizens of Helsingborg had the opportunity to acend the statue of Magnus Stenbock on Stortorget in central Helsingborg. Read more about the project in the article of Helsingborgs Dagblad.

Monika Gora publicerar ny bok

I december ger Monika Gora ut en bok, Light Volumes - art & landscape by Monika Gora. Lisa Diedrich har varit redaktör och förordet är skrivet av Sune Nordgren.

Samtidigt som boken i nio huvudprojekt presenterar en bred och representativ del av Monikas projekt, från 1988 fram till idag, fokuserar även boken på bakgrunden och genomförandet av projekten. Följ Monikas kreativa väg från tanke via skisser, upplevelser, diskussioner, berättelser, iakttagelser, etc. till färdigt projekt. Vad har en skola mitt i Skåne gemensamt med några stenar i Australien, hur gör man konst av 30 år gamla blöjor och hur många rum krävs det för att skapa en labyrint?

Boken innehåller även essäer av Lisa Diedrich, Måns Holst-Ekström och Gunilla Bandolin med både personliga och professionella reflektioner.

Här finns en PDF från Birkhäusers katalog med mer information.

Info in English:

In December Monika Gora will publish a book, Light Volumes - art & landscape by Monika Gora. Lisa Diedrich has been the editor and the foreword is written by Sune Nordgren.

Follow the story of a creative path: from observations and experiences through sketches and discussions to finished projects. What does a school in the countryside of southern Sweden have in common with some rocks in Australia? How can one transform 30-year-old diapers to an art experience? And how many rooms does it take to create a maze?

The projects of Monika Gora are based on her power of sensing, creating and understanding – without interference. In doing this, Gora escapes some still widely accepted disciplinary restrictions, as an artist she even escapes landscape architecture.

Additionally the book includes essays by Lisa Diedrich, Måns Holst-Ekström and Gunilla Bandolin with personal and professional reflections.

Take a look at this PDF from Birkhäusers catalouge with additional information.

Önskemål

Det kom ett brev till GORA art&landscape som förgyllde vår dag.

Monika Goras skulpturer vi Odenskogs trafikkorsning, Östersund.

Foto: Lennart Jonasson

Och här är vårt svar:

Conservatory for Discarded Pianos. Urban Play, Køge