Photo: Fernando García Dory, Mali 2007
Friday Session 42 will bring
together two speakers who's work as artist and architect has led
them to a close involvement with nomadic and pastoral cultures
across the globe.
Pooya Ghoddousi, Architect and researcher born in
Tehran and currently living in London will present his work nomadic
and transitional cultures. Fernando García Dory,
artist and ecologist from Spain will introduce his practice and
involvement with the global pastoral movement from setting up of a
Shepherds School in Spain to organising a global gathering of
pastoralists.
From 7PM
at public works studio
1-5 Vyner Street London
E2 9DG
click here for directions
Friday Sessions are informal talks and
presentations hosted by public works mostly on Friday evenings -
but sometimes on a Wednesday - with invited guests and friends.
Anyone is welcome.
Beer is served.
www.iranomad.com
www.cenesta.org
Fernando García Dory (Madrid, 1978) is a neo-pastoral and agro-ecologist artist. His work deals with subjects affecting the current relation between culture and nature in the framework of landscape, countryside, desires and expectations related to aspects of identity, crisis, utopia and social change. He often uses self-organization strategies, initiating collaborative social plastic processes. He studied Fine Arts at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Rural Sociology. His interest in mobility, rythms and relation with space, made him to start to work with trashumants and nomads. After creating a Shepherds School, he organised a World Gathering of Nomadic and Trashumant Pastoralists, resulting from it the WAMIP ( World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Pastoralists) , representing the 250 mill of nomadic pastoralists in the world.
www.campoadentro.es
www.wamip.org