Cultural CelebrationArt & Heritage Collections
A&H
The School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban
Design and the Art & Heritage Collections of the University of
Adelaide invite you to celebrate Target Practice a public sculpture
by Hossein Valamanesh, commissioned in 1986 by Dr David Saunders
(1928–1986), Professor of Architecture, the University of Adelaide.
Hosted by Ian Kowalick Acting Head of School, with guest speakers
Dr Rosemary Brooks Art Historian and Sessional Academic at the
School, Ian North Adjunct Professor University of SA and Visiting
Fellow, Art History, the University of Adelaide, and Tim Shannon
Managing Director, Hassell Ltd.
The artist, Hossein Valamanesh, will be present.
4 – 6pm Monday 16 October 2006
Hughes Plaza, top of Barr Smith Library Stairs
North Terrace Campus, The University of Adelaide
Free — all welcome
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please confirm your attendance by calling Anna Gardner
on 8303 3086 or email [email protected]
image Hossein Valamanesh Target Practice (detail) 1987 ceramic & terracotta tiles black granite, jarrah, paving brick 8.82m x 6.2m diagonals
With thanks to the Division of Finance and Infrastructure of the University of Adelaide for their continued support
Professor David Saunders, a key
instigator in the establishment of
the two tier professional degree
in architecture and a founding
president of the Society of
Architectural Historians Australia
& New Zealand, died prematurely in
1986. In addition to his professional
legacy, in his role as Convenor of the
Works of Art Committee, he asked
Hossein Valamanesh to create a
public artwork for the University of
Adelaide. This was at the time when
Valamanesh was coming into his
own with key public art commissions
in Adelaide and interstate. The
University now has a most interesting
early Valamanesh work, which is
dedicated to the memory of Professor
Saunders — inlaid bricks at an angle
to the normal paving area and granite
delineation depicting notions of
directions in life and focus through
an arrow’s aim. For the past 20
years many people have walked over
this work, yet once the attention
of the causal passerby is directed
to the artwork the contemplation
begins. With this Celebration we
look forward to many more years of
enjoying the success of Architecture
and Landscape Architecture within
the University of Adelaide and the
direction of Target Practice.
