Jorja Bourke
How can the development of the NGV Arts Precinct respond to current climate concerns and set precedent for a new contemporary Gallery that provokes environmental awareness?
Peter Eisenman explains the theory of the Fold as being the principle that informs the inside and the outside, the internal and external, body and soul. Contemporary art can be considered a fold that bridges inner and outer social worlds, through geometry conveying at any one time how society feels about itself. The NGV Contemporary will be the metaphysical bridge between people and culture and will follow a journey of historical significance down St Kilda road and Southbank Boulevard that folds back into a new realm of contemporary life that sets precedent for a new building typology by transforming production and consumption patterns into a more sustainable model that is a part of the urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. The Melbourne Arts Precinct proposal will strive to reconnect the city with the context of the natural landscape as it becomes an arterial vein in Southbank’s Urban Forest. While the NGV-C Gallery itself will act as an anchor for society, anchoring people back to the dimension of time and urban space toward a sustainable future.
