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Chell, Edward (2014) Talk. In: Art of the Edgelands Symposium, Saturday 26 April 2014, Exploration Lab 1, The Forum, University of Exeter. (Unpublished)
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This talk presented at interdisciplinary symposium, Art of the Edgelands, considers the significance of 'edgelands' and other marginal spaces, neither urban nor rural, as sites for artistic inquiry, and as cultural spaces.
The symposium accompanies Spacex's exhibition, 'Soft Estate' (8 March - 3 May 2014), which features artworks exploring the marginal spaces of contemporary motorway landscapes. Edward Chell is lead artist of the exhibition.
Defined as a type of terrain 'apparently unplanned, certainly uncelebrated and largely incomprehensible' by environmentalist Marion Shoard, 'edgelands' have frequently been a source of inspiration for artists and writers.
Other symposium speakers include: Dr. Caitlan DeSilvey, geographer and senior lecturer in Environmental Social Science, University of Exeter; Laura Oldfield Ford, artist and psycho-geographer; Joanne Lee, artist, writer, publisher and senior lecturer in Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University; and Dr Jos Smith, associate research fellow, University of Exeter.
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