Think concrete; think drab 1960s tower blocks? Think again.
University of Leeds engineers are working with the artist Victoria Ferrand Scott to exploit the untapped potential of architecture's 'ugly duckling' as a versatile and even sensuous sculptural material. The year-long project will allow the 'Artist in Residence' to spend two days a week working with researchers, technicians and project students at the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (iRI) at the University of Leeds. The partnership is being funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Together, project members will investigate alternative 'mixes' of concrete that can be used for artistic sculptures. Concrete is essentially any material that uses cement to bind together crushed stone, rock and sand, so the starting 'recipe' can vary considerably. A mixture that is perfect for making long, supporting concrete beams for a residential building may be quite different to the recipe that is mixed together in a bucket in an artist's studio. The project will also explore how high-tech processing methods might be used creatively to make extremely large sculptures.
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