Abstract
An inquisitorial encounter with the ruin in built form, this essay is arranged according to a series of questions-and-answers. The ruin in question was once St. Peter?s Seminary, theological college of the Roman Catholic Church and icon of post-war Scottish Modernist architecture. Set within a landscaped estate of parkland and woodland, luxuriantly overgrown since abandonment, the entire site is a crucible for ruinous thought and responsive action. The essay rewrites the ruin according to its past, present and possible future, offering sense-impressions of what is to be found in its midst, and the kinds of experimental performance that it invites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 58-66 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Performance Research |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 23 Jun 2015 |
Keywords
- Ruin, St Peter's Seminary, Kilmahew, performance, graffiti, Roman Catholic Church.
