Invisible College public talk - Caitlin DeSilvey, 8.9.2012
Channel: Michael Gallagher
Date: 2013-03-26

Following a visit to the ruins of St. Peter's College, Cardross, human geographer Caitlin DeSilvey talks about her research at Orford Ness. A bank of shingle off the coast of England, the ness was used for military weapons research throughout the 20th Century. Now decommissioned, the site is owned by the National Trust, which has decided to allow the ex-military facilities to decay and fall apart. The ness has been used for a number of arts projects over the last decade or so.

Caitlin talks about the processes of ongoing ruination, the issues raised by allowing heritage to decay, and the role of arts projects in ruined landscapes.

The talk was part of the Invisible College research network, funded by the AHRC. It took place in the Lighthouse, Glasgow, on 8.9.2012.

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