CHRIS FREMANTLE

Do you recognise this building in Ayr?

Holmston House used to be the Social Work HQ in Ayr, and before that was a purpose built ‘poor house’.  It’s up for sale, but is going to be used over the ‘Open Doors’ weekend 3/4 September for a creative intervention – as far as I understand there will be five rooms, one each for artists to hang work, and five rooms, one each for artists to make site-specific installations on the theme ‘Buildings in Ayrshire.’

This isn’t my project, but I did think (making a mental leap) of the Artists’ Rooms and wondered what if Gordon Matta Clark was doing a room?  What if Joseph Beuys was doing a room?  Michelangelo Pistoletto? Marina Abramovic? (I’ve linked to pictures of the specific works in my mind’s eye).

Please feel free to add your own suggestions/links…