Fences, dust and wind: Kite Aerial Photography at the edgelands of Aberdeen Harbour Expansion
Fences, dust and wind: Kite Aerial Photography at the edgelands of Aberdeen Harbour Expansion An event associated with the AHRC network Creative Landscape Futures: Making Decisions with the Arts and Humanities. Led by Jvan Yazdani, PhD in Anthropology from Sapienza University of Rome. This workshop will take its participants to the ‘edgelands’ of Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project , to observe – through camera-mounted kites – how construction manifests itself beyond its established boundaries: from fencing to road works to dust, stockpiled materials and construction units, but also elements of Corporate ‘Social and Environmental Responsibility’ such as landscaping, community investment funding, mitigation and compensation plans, along with machinery noise, lines on grass and in soil. Kites offer playful ways of engaging with the landscape and doing research: they literally uplift you. Sailing the kite becomes one with walking, or wayfaring, a