Entropic Blast Wall

Entropic Blast Wall is taken from a series of works that Gair made at RAF Coltishall, as part of a project initiated by English Heritage.

From an English Heritage perspective, the focus of this study was not simply the documentation of a soon-to-be abandoned military site as a finished place (as much as any place is ever 'finished', e.g. Pred 1984) or to create a foundational 'point in time' study to inform future management, both common responses at the time by English Heritage survey teams to 'disposals' by the Defence Estate. Rather, the more challenging aim was to document Coltishall as a place in transition, capturing part of the ongoing and infinite process of 'becoming'. With the RAF providing virtually unlimited access to the historic and iconic station at RAF Coltishall, a station with a strong sense of place and community, and where the trauma of closure was therefore likely to be keenly felt among its personnel and alumna, this was an ideal opportunity for experimenting with innovative methods of recording process while also documenting a place in time. (Dunlop, G. and Schofield, J. 2021)

A discussion of the project can be found in the article, 'The Technological Sublime': Combining Art and Archaeology in Documenting Change at the Former RAF Coltishall (Norfolk, UK) which is linked below.

A film, also by Gair from the same project, entitled The Technological Sublime, is embedded below.

Gair's work has been printed in a limited edition especially for our silent auction, proceeds from the highest bid will go to Shelter.