Rory Dalziel
Re-Imagining Arcadia
The proposal aims to restore a sense of true ecological health and biodiversity to this area. In order to do this, it will introduce Taurus cattle to the land, a near-identical equivalent to the extinct keystone mega-fauna the aurochs. Efforts to perfect this modern-day replica are taking place in a number of breeding locations across mainland Europe. This proposal will act as the first breeding facility in the UK and will continue the ongoing efforts to bring back the aurochs. It will act as the central hub of a nationwide network of rewilded schemes, supplying aurochs to the other schemes and sharing advice about rewilding and the importance of large grazing herbivores.
The proposal also aims to create a silvopastoral orchard system, where cattle part of the Tauros Breeding Programme will graze a wood-pasture landscape consisting of both forage and a variety of endangered apple trees species originating from South Gloucestershire. This mutually beneficial system will help secure the future of a number of apple varieties that may otherwise go extinct, as well as giving the Tauros a sheltered and fertile environment to roam. The cattle will graze these areas rotationally, mainly after the June drop and after the October harvest.
The orchard will be located south of the M4 but will be linked to the community allotments north of the motorway. The products produced in the orchard will be sold at St Adams Farm Nursery.
The proposal aims to restore a sense of true ecological health and biodiversity to this area. In order to do this, it will introduce Taurus cattle to the land, a near-identical equivalent to the extinct keystone mega-fauna the aurochs. Efforts to perfect this modern-day replica are taking place in a number of breeding locations across mainland Europe. This proposal will act as the first breeding facility in the UK and will continue the ongoing efforts to bring back the aurochs. It will act as the central hub of a nationwide network of rewilded schemes, supplying aurochs to the other schemes and sharing advice about rewilding and the importance of large grazing herbivores.
The proposal also aims to create a silvopastoral orchard system, where cattle part of the Tauros Breeding Programme will graze a wood-pasture landscape consisting of both forage and a variety of endangered apple trees species originating from South Gloucestershire. This mutually beneficial system will help secure the future of a number of apple varieties that may otherwise go extinct, as well as giving the Tauros a sheltered and fertile environment to roam. The cattle will graze these areas rotationally, mainly after the June drop and after the October harvest.
The orchard will be located south of the M4 but will be linked to the community allotments north of the motorway. The products produced in the orchard will be sold at St Adams Farm Nursery.
L’Homme Du Fil
This project entails two stages –a temporary canal-side canopy to view a single barge hosting a highwire performance, and a more permanent canal-side structure where highwire artists train and reside and members of the public come to view high-wire performances occurring on twelve separate barges. My project featured a lightweight canopy with a retractable skin-like structure that could open and close according to external weather conditions. The design of the stage elements in both stages of the project was inspired by the flamboyancy, dynamism, and grandeur of the traditional Japanese form of theatre known as Kabuki. The concept of retractable skin emerges from the costume changes that occur during Kabuki performances. The main highwire performer is David Dimitri. The second stage of the project features two separate buildings connected by lightweight walkways, inspired by the art of highwire walking itself.
This project entails two stages –a temporary canal-side canopy to view a single barge hosting a highwire performance, and a more permanent canal-side structure where highwire artists train and reside and members of the public come to view high-wire performances occurring on twelve separate barges. My project featured a lightweight canopy with a retractable skin-like structure that could open and close according to external weather conditions. The design of the stage elements in both stages of the project was inspired by the flamboyancy, dynamism, and grandeur of the traditional Japanese form of theatre known as Kabuki. The concept of retractable skin emerges from the costume changes that occur during Kabuki performances. The main highwire performer is David Dimitri. The second stage of the project features two separate buildings connected by lightweight walkways, inspired by the art of highwire walking itself.
