• INNOVACONCRETE GIJÓN WORKSHOP

    The work of Eduardo Chillida and the Concrete Sculpture & Art Heritage

    25-26 October 2018 | Gijón (Spain)

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WHEN: October 25 and 26, 2018

WHERE:

25 October 2018: Elogio del Horizonte
Cerro de S.ta Catalina
Cimavilla,
33201 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

26 October 2018:  Espacio Cultural Escuela de Comercio
Calle Francisco Tomás y Valiente
33201 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

eduardo chillida sculpture InnovaConcrete case study

The Workshop is address to: 

  • Conservation Professionals
  • Professional Councils
  • Students of Universities
  • Specialty Craftsman and Restorers in Concrete Heritage
  • Public Administrations
  • Researches working in Cultural Heritage Conservation

Objectives:

  • To disseminate the targets, challengers and first results of Innovaconcrete project.
  • To disseminate the knowledge of concrete heritage conservation of the 20th Century with special emphasis in the sculpture and art craft heritage.
  • To promote citizen awareness around concrete heritage and specially aroud the work of Eduardo Chillida as an example of the concrete sculpture heritage

Agenda

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018

18.00 | Welcome – Kukai Dantza performance at the Elogio del Horizonte sculpture

Kukai Dantza for InnovaConcrete Gijon workshop

Venue:

Elogio del Horizonte
Cerro de S.ta Catalina
Cimavilla,
33201 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018

9.00 – 9.15 | Registrations

9.15 – 9.30 | Welcome

Elogio del Horizonte: A symbol of Gijón city

9.30 – 9.45 | The InnovaConcrete Research Project 

Innovaconcrete Workshop and Introduction Presentation | María J. Mosquera, InnovaConcrete Project Coordinator, University of Cadiz

9.45 – 10.45 | Magisterial Conference

Concrete Cultural Heritage | Hugo Corres

10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee Break

11.15 – 11.45 | Concrete heritage: Aproches, Pathologies, Conservation techniques & products

Conservation Approaches: Challenges and Principals for concrete conservation and intervention | Gunny Harboe, ICOMOS

11,45 – 13.05 | InnovaConcrete Project: Scientific targets and preliminary results

  • Materials for preserving historic concrete: Impregnation techniques vs. Coatings | Maria J. Mosquera (20 min)
  •  Techniques and tools to study the treatment-concrete interacion | Inés García Lodeiro (20 min)
  • InnovaConcre Case Studies: Choice, sampling and in situ validation | David López (20 min)
  • Discussion (20 min)

13.05 – 14.00 | InnovaConcrete Project: Social targets and preliminary results

  • EU 20 and 100 of noteworthy 20th Century concrete heritage | Fernando Espinosa de los MonterosICOMOS + DOCOMOMO
  • ICOMOS ISC20C Heritage Benchmark Document: Approaches in Conservation for Concrete Heritage | Stefania LandiICOMOS
  • Discussion (15 min)

14.00 – 15.00 | Lunch

15.00 – 16.00 | Significance and Values of Chillida work:

  • The space in Eduardo Chillida’s workBeatriz Matos
  • Meaning and heritage value of Sculptor Eduardo Chillida work. Round Table: Luis Chillida, Lorenzo Fernández-Ordóñez, Alberto Cobo and 
    Fernando López Gayarre.

Moderator: Fernando Espinosa de los Monteros

16.00 – 17.00 | InnovaConcrete on Site: El Elogio del Horizonte

  • Sampling, Treatments and next steps in Eduardo Chillida Sculpture | Lorenzo Fernández-Ordoñez
  • Analysis of Social-economic value of Heritage Concrete: Results from E. Chillida Case studies | Manuel Arcila Garrido
  • Presentation of user-friendly web interface containing reconstructed in 3D case studies: Torroja buildings | Fabio Cerioni, Techedge
  • Discussion

17.00 – 18.00 | El Elogio del Horizonte Technical Visit 

18.00 | Closing Remarks

María J. Mosquera, InnovaConcrete Project Coordinator, University of Cadiz

Gunny Herboe, Chair of InnovaConcrete Awareness Committee, ICOMOS

The conferences will be in Spanish and English; simultaneous translation will be available.

Practical Demonstrations

A stand with practical demonstrations of products and techniques developed in InnovaConcrete (materials and plasma atmospheric device) will be available during the complete session. A stand showing information about the other case studies (including sampling videos, information about concrete from monuments..) will be also available.

Venue:

Espacio Cultural Escuela de Comercio
Calle Francisco Tomás y Valiente
33201 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Contact

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Eduardo Chillida – Pilar Belzunce Foundation

MIKEL CHILLIDA

mikel.chillida@eduardochillida.com