Performative Wood Dick SandbergManja Kitek Kuzman
Luleå University of TechnologyUniversity of Ljubljana
Preface
Wood in its many shapes
No material has found its way into peoples lives for as long and in as many ways as wood in its many shapes. The use of wood presents the bridge between wood science, structural engineering, architecture and design. The present work is a result of the interdisciplinary collaboration and different experiences of two wood scientists from Sweden and Slovenia with different backgrounds, both in their continuous efforts to use more wood in contemporary architectural design and enhance an entirely new life style with wood.
The aim of the exhibition is to promote the use of wood in different shapes based on high-level technology and technical know-how that need creative thinking, a comprehensive vision and a philosophical view - for achieving excellence in timber design research and education.
Sound woodDrift woodBurn woodFire wood
Bent woodFalu-red wood Cooked woodTender woodStrong wood
Transparent woodFrozen wood
Moulded woodFormed wood
Sculptured woodColour wood
Send woodSticky wood
Chip woodLaminated wood
Light woodShadow wood
Food wood
Aged woodOld woodElderly woodSophisticated woodWet woodDry woodHot woodSurface woodMass woodLocked woodPreserved woodTied woodForced woodHealthy woodSmell wood Joint woodClosed woodOpen woodConnecting woodSplit wood Cracked wood Squared wood
Wood Science -
To know about the mostlively matter that appearsdead on the surface.
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frozen wood
Log house corner jointBonnstan (ca 1830), Skellefteå, Sweden, 2015
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shadow wood
Larch shingle Vorarlberg, Austria, 2017
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bent wood
Thonet chair in productionTON a.s., Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic, 2017
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semi wood
Alvar Aalto Stool 60Helsinki, Finland, 2017
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double wood
Shingles as envelope Granhult church (ca 1220), Sweden, 2011
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A pair of compasses
Divides path segments –creates shortcuts.It combines the angles of being,searches for triangle centres.It draws an imaginary circle,copies interval dimensions,scaling perspectives.The frequency of an intervalchanges the geometry of design.
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water wood
Traditional japanese Bamboo water pipeNagoya, Japan, 2018
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food wood
Drying stock fish (cod) on wooden racksTromsø region, Norway, 1996
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elderly wood
Pole, Yaquina Head LighthouseNewport, Oregon, USA, 2016
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On the very edge of a diving board with a view.On the very edge ideas are born.At junctures and crossroads.On the sharp edges.
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falu-red wood
Wall shinglesVisnum Church (1733), Sweden, 2009
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spy wood
Vila Tugendhat (1928-1930), L. Mies van der RoheBrno, Czech Republic, 2016
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moulded wood
Strengthening ring-Thonet chair TON a.s., Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic, 2017
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soft hard wood
Thonet chair productionTON a.s., Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic, 2017
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design wood
Thonet chair productionTON a.s., Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic, 2017
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My second skin of being
Textures are my second skin of life.Without linear classified thoughts,They are full of associationsforming my micro world.
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scratched wood
Bar Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016
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restored wood
End grain cobble block flooringHustopeče, Czech Republic, 2016
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The horizon of the dayI put the axis of time into perspective –at the end of the daywe meet.
The wheels spin onI draw on city streets,I read on airplanes,I write on everyday lifeuntil I finisha sketching paper rollwith scenography ideasand tectonic concepts.
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dancing wood
Tango danceBuenos Aires, Argentina, 2016
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mapping wood
Wood in mortarLuleå, Sweden, 1999
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wood tonality
Timber constructionKiyomizu-dera Temple (778), Kyoto, Japan, 2019
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Viscoelasticity
Viscosity and elasticity,an adhesive bondline,a significant correlation.Creep deformation,measurements,effects of the application,research relevance.Bare skin.A necklace around the neck.
I don’t wear glasses.Through my contact lensesI see a different world.Different dimensions,different perspectives,a broader horizon,foggy depths.
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textured wood
Shingles and log house corner jointSchopernau, Vorarlberg, Austria, 2017
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viking wood
Wood and slate shinglesReinli Stave church, Norway, 2020
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On the very edge of a diving board with a view.On the very edge ideas are born.At junctures and crossroads.On the sharp edges.
A sketchbook
Time of times,time of play,time of hiding.My time.
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drift wood
Drift wood artRuby beach, Olympic National Park, USA, 2018
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nailed wood
Roof shinglesSödra Råda old church (ca 1300), Sweden, 2009
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locked wood
ShuttersBonnstan (ca 1830), Skellefteå, Sweden, 2015
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Refugees Life
A fence is the horizon over the sea,the border, a blurred line of possibility.Refusal is realisation andthe pockets of refugeesare a possible solution rising throughthe cracks at the dawn of today’s dreams.
connecting wood
Traditional palingOlnispagården (Olinspagården = Ola Nils Pers gård; gård is house), Sälen, Sweden, 2017
Manja Kitek Kuzman studied architecture in Ljubljana, Lausanne and Paris. She started her career as independent architect. Now she is a Professor of architecture at the University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Wood Science and Technology.
Her research and teaching interests revolve around developing wood constructions, innovative but still sustainable use of wood and product design. She published several scientific monographs about innovative modern wooden architectural design which still respects old traditions. Her work shows refined sensibility towards the connection between people and nature, design and art, the limits and chances of new approaches in architecture and design.
Manja Kitek Kuzman literally travelled the world and kept track in travel logs, sketches and photographs. With her poems she gives wood and architecture a whole new expressive voice.
Ljubljana
Dick Sandberg a wood-technology engineer, with his daily work within the field of wood material itself, sawmilling and further processing, specialising in using new measurement technology, advanced information processing and wood communication from felling to finished product.
He has a background as specialist and manager of several companies in the wood industry sphere, as teacher and researcher in both universities and institutes. However, he has during his whole research period considered it important that the research results shall be understood by people in common. The general aim is to try to facilitate the communication between wood research, the industry and the user of the wood products in order to achieve a more efficient utilization of the forest resource. Since 2015, in close cooperation with Manja Kitek Kuzman, which has opened a new way how to present wood utilization for a wider audience – this photo exhibition is one example.
His profession today is chaired Professor of Wood Science and Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in northern Sweden.
Skellefteå
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Performative Wood
Authors: Dick Sandberg, Manja Kitek KuzmanPublished by: University of Ljubljana Biotechnical FacultyDesign: Primož PislakPhotographs: authors archive
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