SCAF – Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation

In association with Fugitive Structures 2014,
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation proudly presents

David Burns in conversation with
Robert Beson and Gabriele Ulacco, Directors, AR-MA

on Thursday, 3 July 2014
6–8 pm
Conversation to commence at 6.30 pm

at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
16-20 Goodhope Street
Paddington

RSVP by Wednesday, 2 July 2014
02 9331 1112 or bookings@sherman-scaf.org.au

Robert Beson and Gabriele Ulacco will discuss their recent SCAF commission, Trifolium, with architect, artist and academic David Burns. Fugitive Structures 2014 is the second iteration of SCAF’s annual architectural initiative, presented in partnership with BVN Donovan Hill. AR-MA: Trifolium (SCAF Project 20) is the second pavilion to feature in the Foundation’s Zen Garden.

Trifolium will remain on display at SCAF until Saturday, 13 December 2014.

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Speakers:

David Burns is an American architect, curator, and artist based in Sydney. Educated at Columbia University and the University of Tennessee, he has worked for Asymptote Architecture, the Guggenheim Museum, and Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently Director of Photography and Situated Media at the University of Technology, Sydney. In 2010, Burns co-founded the curatorial collective N and has undertaken projects in North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia.

Robert Beson, Co Director, AR-MA, has a Bachelor of Arts-Classics from Colorado College, Bachelor of Design-Architecture from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Technology, Sydney. Robert has taught architectural design as well as advanced modelling at the University of Technology, Sydney, the University of Sydney, and the University of Newcastle. In 2010, Robert was awarded the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship for research on digital fabrication and production of complex structures. Robert is also a regular contributor to Architecture Australia magazine.

Gabriele Ulacco, Co Director, AR-MA, has a Bachelor of Design Architecture, and a Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts from the University of Sydney. As technical director at AR-MA, Gabriele has collaborated with a range of leading artists and architects including Anish Kapoor, Richard Goodwin, BVN, Grimshaw, FJMT, CHROFI, and Foster + Partners. Gabriele is a recognised expert in the field of digital fabrication and is the current Robotics and Digital Fabrication Coordinator at the Department of Architecture and Planning at the University of Sydney.

AR-MA:
 Trifolium, 2014
Corian panels, stainless steel brackets, robotically trimmed HDPE setting blocks, mirror polished black stainless steel panels, mild steel plate with paint finish, cast granite aggregate pavers and fibre optic lighting system
Commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney
Photo: Brett Boardman