Heather & Ivan Morison (GB)

Born in 1973 in Desborough, United Kingdom / Born in 1974 in Nottingham, United Kingdom
Both live and work in Brighton

For several years Heather and Ivan Morison have been constructing a series of ‘Escape Vehicles’, semi-permanent dwellings that have their origins in a bizarre combination of folk architecture, 1960s geodesic domes, and science fiction.

A recent example is their project ‘I am so sorry. Goodbye.’ for the 2008 Tatton Park Biennial, which has been described as a ‘fantasy of post-apocalyptic survivalism’ [William Shaw, 'Best of 2008', RSA Arts & Ecology].

Heather and Ivan Morison have developed a new work for ‘The woods that see and hear’ exhibition titeld ‘Saint John’: a structure made from locally available materials and drawing upon vernacular architecture practices such as the use of ox blood as a natural wood preservative. The structure is built by Polish workers Adam Owczarz, Piotr Wlodovczyk and Waldemar Wozny. It is intended as a community gathering point that has the potential to be used at night-time, as suggested by its lights which turn on at dusk and off again in the early morning.