The Knight Map: An Artist’s Process
Join artist Will Knight to hear about the process for creating his remarkable new map of Glasgow, which traces and updates Thomas Sulman’s 1864 Bird’s Eye View of the city.
ARC Public
Date: Thursday 14 September 2023
Time: 19:00 - 20:00
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, G11 6EW
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: Will Night
Find out about the inspiration for the project as well as the techniques Will used in order to create the final work – an incredibly detailed snapshot of modern day Glasgow. The talk will cover the layered construction of the artwork, each working drawing thought out and planned with a rigorous process, and a step towards the final piece.
Will studied Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, and this training has informed his approach to understanding the dynamic relationship between people and place. He has spent the last ten years observing, recording and interpreting Glasgow’s built environment – from the celebrated work of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson to the ubiquitous tiled tenement close; from some of the city’s cherished eateries to the scratch bakery and local newsagent. Every subject is explored through measurement and drawn by hand, elevating everyday buildings so that they are revealed afresh.