Rice University School of Architecture Assistant Professor Brittany Utting and University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Assistant Professor Daniel Jacobs, both of HOME-OFFICE, have been selected as Artists in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California.
While at the Headlands, Utting and Jacobs will experiment with representations of the geological in architecture, according to Rice University’s website.
HOME-OFFICE, a design and research collaborative led by Utting and Jacobs, explores the reciprocity between architectural types, their technical assemblies and the environment.
“Through image-making, public art projects, and exhibitions, we experiment with speculative forms of architectural research and representation that envision new ecological relations,” the Headlands website states.
Their work will center around the questions, “How can we use representation to express the material depths and temporal scales of architecture’s geological relations?” and “While the energy-intensive practices of architecture participate in extractive economies, can visualizing the geological suggest alternative climate futures?”
Through the development of a series of wall fragments, model prototypes, mixed-media images, and film sequences, Utting and Jacobs are interested in working with forms of representation that tease out the textures, sedimentations, and terrestrial worlds within architecture.
About Headlands Center for the Arts
Headlands Center for the Arts provides an environment for the creative process and the development of new work and ideas. Through a range of programs for artists and the public, the center offers opportunities for reflection, dialogue, and exchange, and is a way to build understanding and appreciation for the role of art in society.
Through residency programs, fellowships, and awards, Headlands provides artists with the resources, space, time, and recognition to further their practices and careers, and support the rich and diverse arts ecosystem in the Bay Area, and communities around the world.
Sources: Rice School of Architecture, Headlands Center for the Arts
