about

About

northcabin developed out of an interest in alternative public spaces and a desire to engage emerging artists with new display platforms for their work. The production of new artwork was at the forefront of the project; furthermore it was important that artworks were specifically developed for the cabin so that a sensitive approach was maintained to the site. The cabin was selected because of its unusual structure and public prominence. The distinctive architecture combined with the ease of public access, created an interesting display platform for the resulting artwork and a unique working environment for the artist.

The project also set out to examine the audience’s relationships with artworks outside the confines of a gallery environment and further contribute to developing new ways of commissioning in the public sphere. In this particular context, artwork was viewed from outside the building through the windows of the cabin. Each individual project occured without the presence of stewards so as to avoid rupturing the relationship between the artwork and cabin structure. Therefore it was important that the process of commissioning artists to respond to this site was undertaken subtly, intervening through imaginative and appropriate processes and forms.

Aim

- To commission emerging artists to produce new and ambitious artwork for the public sphere.

Objectives

- Support and enable artists to advance their practice by allowing them the time and space to develop and produce new artwork.
- To actively engage in debate surrounding the commissioning of artwork for the public realm and encourage the use of alternative spaces for the production and display of contemporary art.
- Contribute to a growing resource around commissioning artwork for the public realm by creating a resource of contextualising material made accessible to the public.
- To encourage alternative methods and spaces for viewing artwork in contrast to the accepted and traditional modes of viewing within the gallery space.