Daniel Boyd Announced as Recipient for 2020 ACT Architecture Awards across Four Categories | KUKJE GALLERY
Daniel Boyd Announced as Recipient for 2020 ACT Architecture Awards across Four Categories
Daniel Boyd, Installation view of For our Country - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander memorial, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 2019 Photo: Ben Hosking
Awarded Artist: Daniel Boyd (다니엘 보이드)
Award Institution: 호주 건축가 협회(Australian Institute of Architects)
Website: www.architecture.com.au/news_media_articles/national-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-memorial-tops-act-architecture-awards/
For Our Country (2019), a memorial designed in collaboration of the Australian artist Daniel Boyd and the Melbourne-based architecture studio Edition Office, has received accolades at the 2020 ACT Architecture Awards by winning across four different categories. Organized by the Australian Institute of Architects, the ACT Architecture Awards recognizes architectural achievements in categories such as public architecture, residential, commercial, education, and sustainability. For Our Country won the esteemed Canberra Medallion along with the Cynthia Breheny Award for Small Project Architecture, the Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture, and the Robert Foster Award for Light in Architecture.
The memorial, which is currently installed in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, commemorates the services of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who sacrificed for their country. The thousands of transparent lenses set throughout the wall represent multiple perspectives that interpret history, while the reflections of light express the spiritual integrity and pride that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders hold in connection to their country. In regards to the nomination, Australian Institute of Architects ACT Jury Chair, Marcus Graham, remarked: “Physically small, but carrying an enormous weight of significance, For Our Country reflects honestly upon a complex history, and looks forward to greater cultural understanding.” The awards ceremony, which was held virtually via Youtube due to the impact of COVID-19 and social distancing restrictions, gave recognition to a total of 43 recipients across 14 categories.
다니엘 보이드, ACT Architecture Awards 2020에서 4개 부문 수상
호주 출신 작가 다니엘 보이드(Daniel Boyd)와 멜버른 건축사무소 에디션 오피스(Edition Office)의 기념비 조각 <For Our Country>(2019)가 ACT Architecture Awards 2020에서 4개 부문을 수상했다. 호주 건축가 협회(Australian Institute of Architects)가 주관하는 이 상은 지속 가능하다 평가 받은 공공, 주거, 상업, 교육 건축물에 수여된다. <For Our Country>는 최고 권위의 상인 ‘Canberra Medallion’을 비롯하여 소규모 건축물을 대상으로 하는 ‘The Cynthia Breheny Award for Small Project’, 건축과 예술이 훌륭하게 결합된 작품에 수여하는 ‘The Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture’, 빛을 활용한 건축물을 선정하는 ‘The Robert Foster Award for light in Architecture’를 수상했다.
현재 캔버라의 호주 전쟁 기념관에 설치된 <For Our Country>는 조국을 위해 희생한 원주민 및 토레스 해협 토착민을 기리는 작품이다. 벽면을 채운 수천 개의 투명한 렌즈는 역사를 바라보는 다양한 시각을 상징하며, 렌즈를 통해 들어오는 빛은 원주민들의 영적인 힘과 나라를 지켜온 긍지를 표현한다. 심사위원장 마커스 그레이엄(Marcus Graham)은 “물리적으로 작지만 엄청난 중요성을 가진 <For Our Country>는 복합적인 역사를 반영하고 있으며, 나아가 더 깊은 문화적 이해를 창출한다”고 선정 이유를 밝혔다. 시상식은 지난 6월 5일, 코로나 19로 인한 사회적 거리두기의 일환으로 유튜브 스트리밍을 통해 진행되었으며 총 14개 부문, 43명(팀)이 수상했다.
[Source from AIA website]