What do we have in Common?

Interesting commentary on Caledonian Everyday Discussions at Summerhall – appreciate the reflection.

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What really matters to most people who make decisions is categories. In the case of planners this is about zoning , but I think it is true to some degree for all of us . What we are like at work, what is our leisure time or our family time all feel different – not because of what is happening to us I think but because of what we expect.

One of the contentions which has got me here is that we have zoned the Sublime. This has been a long process starting with paintings of big mountains far away , going through the designation of National Parks – big wild bits , far away (well mostly) – and carrying onto the (p)reserve for nature .

I went to a seminar run by EcoArt Scotland recently where the artists were interested in establishing a Living Caledonian , a sense of…

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  1. Thanks for putting this up Chris – well done for finding it.. I enjoyed the seminar and was sorry I couldnt get too more. Edgelands and commons are likely to be big themes in my blog

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