Marea [Thames Tides] (1974)

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• Fonds: Gianni Pettena fonds, 1960-2019
•    Series: Works, 1966-2018
•      Project: Marea [Thames Tides] (1974), circa 1974

People

• Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
• Gianni Pettena (artist)

Title

Marea [Thames Tides] (1974)

Dates of creation

circa 1974

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 11 digital files (11 MB)
• 6 photographic materials

Scope and Content

This project series documents the performance "Marea" presented as a conference given by Pettena to the Architectural Association of London while standing at the mouth of the Thames in London during the rising of the tide. Pettena's idea was to give "conference on the theory of architecture, pure, abstract theory, produced in a limited time, its length determined by the constraints imposed by changes in the physical environment." [1]

The project series contains photographs of the performance showing Pettena standing in the water as the tide slowly rises.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/perf-thames-tide-1974/ (last accessed 12 November 2019)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.1974.PR01

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

London Greater London England United Kingdom

Language of material

English, Italian

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1974.PR01.001
  • Title: Photographs, Marea
  • Dates of creation: circa 1974
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 5 photographs
  • 1 slide

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena
  

  Folder Number:

  207-005-031

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1974.PR01.002
  • Title: Photographs and project descriptions, Marea
  • Dates of creation: 2010 - 2015
  • Form: born digital, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

  Description:

  Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word for Windows, Tagged Image File Format

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 41 digital files (84 MB)

  Conditions governing access:

  • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena