Auto - Portrait: Description Of A Building Site.
‘1of 4′ is the first in a series of limited Edition prints that I am making during the research and development of the project. This series aims to make my process visible and also address some of the diversions that the material takes me on.
This piece is a collection of words extracted from a series of interviews that I conducted with the developers, architects, engineers, and people working on site who Landsecurites have employed to develop and build Saint Davids 2, an enormous shopping centre covering one third of the city centre. Through these interviews I sought to get a sense the practicalities and realities of such an endeavour and also invite the interviewee to reflect on the nature of the building site and what such a development means to the city both socially and culturally.
This print is an edition of 1000. If you would like order a free copy please send an A5 SAE to:
Jennie Savage print/ Co Zoe King, Safle, Unit 4, Soverign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff, CF10 5SF.
A Welsh Translation is also available at a slightly smaller scale.