How is heritage communicated across various scales of the Adelaide city region? In this project a graphic heritage perspective is utilised to highlight the contested identity of Adelaide as a quintessential colonial city. Through collaboration with the SIDA Foundation and The David Roche Foundation with the University of South Australia, the project provides the opportunity to explore the concept of graphic heritage as a representation of Adelaide’s past, present, and future.
Image: David Roche AM 2008. Source: David Mariuz photography
Field work locations
Adelaide · Belair · Bethany · Blackwood · Burra · Colonel Light Gardens · Elizabeth · Gawler · Glenelg · Hahndorf · Kilburn · Melbourne · Mintaro · Narre Warren · North Adelaide · Paddington · Sydney · Tanunda
Public lecture
Toponymic Tales: Celebrating David Roche Park · Lecture by Dr Robert Harland · Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 11:00 am
Workshop
Adelaide’s Contested Graphic Heritage · Workshop convened by Dr Robert Harland · Tuesday 5th November 2024
Invited Lecture
RMIT University, Melbourne, 23 October 2024
Invited Roundtable
‘Urban Narratives: Graphic Heritage, Photographic Authenticity, and Place Perceptions’ · The University of Sydney · School of Architecture, Design and Planning · Design Lab · 5 November 2024 · https://events.humanitix.com/urban-narratives
Participants: Dr Robert Harland, Dr Yaron Meron, and Dr Gabriela Quintana Vigiola. Moderator: Dr Leigh-Anne Hepburn.
Publications
Harland, R. G. (2024) Adelaide’s graphic heritage: The quintessential “contested” colonial city, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.1069
Conferences
Harland, R. G., Kelly, V., Evans, J. and Kelly, M., (2024). Transformed Indigenous spaces to contested colonial places through toponyms (Roundtable), Australian Council of University Art & Design Schools 36th Annual Conference, Regeneration, Repair, and Care, 8th November 2024. Conference programme: https://2024.acuadsconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ACUADS-2024-Conference-Program_full.pdf
The Award
The SIDA Foundation and The David Roche Foundation Curatorial Research Fellowship, with the University of South Australia, is awarded to researchers and practitioners across all disciplines who seek to shape the future of design and creative arts research.
Feature image : The district of Adelaide, South Australia, as divided into country sections, from the trigonometrical surveys of Colonel William Light. https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/821
