http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/aerials-1 daily 0.75 2020-04-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5e8feb3fe42ba5375cad1521/1469999654687/ AERIALS - ATL ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL 2011 Rank Order by Passenger Traffic: #1 Rectangular area: 35" x 8" 90.0 cm x 21.5 cm   http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/montage daily 1.0 2016-07-31 http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/the-making-of-in-the-unlikely-event daily 0.75 2016-07-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/576720a4e4fcb52666c68e95/1466376413015/ THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/576721c115d5db34615b9eb7/1466376684887/CDG+seatback+image THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57671fd9197aea49f79abf8a/1466376173857/Delta+Sky+magazine%2C+terminal+plans THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Terminal maps from Delta's Sky inflight magazine. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e77de414fb5812b9c8000/1467906031562/Beijing+and+Charles+de+Gaulle THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Beijing (above) and Charles de Gaulle become kiln bedfellows https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e86dd5016e18715e153bd/1467909881064/Hobo+symbols THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Hobo symbols https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769d781725e25c4c432a498/1466554250971/Rolls+of+Kraft+paper+drawings THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e71cbb8a79b350ef1f592/1467904478507/And+in+they+go THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Airports (and a few other sculptures) ahoy! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57672eccf5e23128b327eeac/1466380011608/EKWC+Kiln+Hall+in+Den+Bosch THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Technical staff at the European Ceramic Work Centre, in its (former) 's-Hertogenbosch premises, load work by artists Simon Bedwell (L) and by Jieun Yoo (R). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e6d62725e25fb8efefe74/1467903341467/Two+carts+with+airports%2C+drying THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Airports "lying in state" under blue plastic, allowing for smooth drying... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7c4f1b631b1456364358/1467907159709/Blaauw+kiln+control+panel THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Blaauw kiln control panel, showing temperature reached. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5767557f46c3c42a3853d6ef/1466389920786/ACI+2011+passenger+rankings THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT The "league table" of the world's Top 30 busiest airports: ACI rankings for 2011 by passenger traffic, which I used as the basis for In The Unlikely Event https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e70dfd482e949405dbec1/1467904238065/Marianne+Peijneberg+advises+Jon+on+alignment THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Marianne Peijneberg advises Jon Geiger as he aligns the fork lift to load the stack of kiln shelves into the Blaauw, with just millimeters of leeway either side https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7b495016e18715e0c5ea/1467906907328/Peter%2C+the+EKWC%27s+chief+technical+staff+member%2C+drives+the+cart THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e6a4f2e69cfa9dd323d77/1467902576133/SFO+and+its+layout+from+Flightstats.com+PDF THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT SFO International, and a printout of the PDF of this airport from Flightstats.com which I consulted as a reference for the terminal plans while hand building. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769ce3729687fc2a1a8469f/1466552428985/Assorted+airports+pinned+up%2C+first+batch+of+tracings THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT First batch of projection tracings pinned up on the wall of my EKWC studio. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769d6576b8f5b94a53a73a3/1466553953590/Beijing+at+2+miles%2F5+km THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Beijing airport at 2 miles/5 km scale view https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e91baf5e231646ec34d7d/1467912642125/AMS THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT AMS Schiphol, showing the 'tuning fork' shape of two of the concourses https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e73a7ff7c5018d6f12b13/1467904947961/Jakarta+in+two+shades+of+red THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT First version of Jakarta, used for two different test-firings — the darker shade, below, resulting from a higher firing temperature. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e8cf0893fc0510103dcb5/1467911418778/Palais+de+Tokyo+piece+second+view THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Close up of the piece seen in Nouvelle Vague, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, August, 2013 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5767213637c58132dabd5697/1466376538966/PHL+backlit+plan THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e715bd482e949405dc36d/1467904355877/STOP%21 THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Careful now! Marianne gives Jon guidance, as he loads the stack of kiln shelves into the kiln https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e8dbcb8a79b350ef33168/1467911626105/Mix+of+ITUE+airports+awaiting+packing THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57672206bebafb3c28372494/1466376756158/ THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e673cc534a5d5bcf7d450/1467901786541/Hong+Kong+drawn+and+ready+to+build THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Miami International (MIA), left, and Hong Kong (HKG), right, traced onto visseline and ready to be hand-built https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e6ad2414fb5812b9be64c/1467902684598/FRA+ready+to+build THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT My tracing of FRA (Frankfurt International) with its Flightstats.com PDF equivalent, for comparison https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/576724a32e69cf4416d96472/1466377423315/LHR+3rd+runway+expansion+campaign THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Advert in the London Evening Standard by the campaign for a third runway at London Heathrow, already one of the top five busiest airports in the world. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/576727056a49633b44939096/1466378027995/IST+new+Istanbul+airport+opening+2019 THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Istanbul New Airport, by Grimshaw/Haptic/Nordic Office of Architecture Image via bbc.com, The World's Most Spectacular New Airports, 1.20.2015 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769d73dc534a571e8186726/1466554182328/Beijing+at+1+mile%2F1+km+scale+view THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Beijing airport at 1 mile/1 kilometer scale view https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e702c440243d7490bb988/1467904053131/Jon+Geiger+at+the+steering+wheel THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT EKWC Intern Jon Geiger practises maneovering the fork lift to load my airports into one of the Blaauw kilns for bisque firing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769d8aa59cc6888fa3fcf7e/1466554551437/Beijing+airport+2000+ft%2F500+m+scale+view THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Beijing airport, 2000 ft/500 m scale view https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769db2e3e00be6e59a3cf2c/1466555195151/Flip+chart+adjustment+of+focal+length THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT By moving a flip chart stand a few inches back or forth, I could overcome the fixity of a ceiling-mounted projector and adjust the focal length manually. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769d971d1758e8c5206d60b/1466554752269/Beijing+at+1000+ft%2F200+m+scale+view THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Beijing airport at 1000 ft/200 m scale view https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57672da3c534a524caa186e8/1466379760112/ THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Courtyard of the European Ceramic Work Centre, in 2013, then based in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. It has recently moved to Oisterwijk, NL https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7e4dc534a5d5bcf8eff5/1467907672514/400+kilos+of+clay+used+in+3+months THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT I went through 400 kilos of clay in three months, on building the airports and several other sculptures. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e6e26579fb374641ac429/1467903934321/Loading+the+dried+airports+for+bisquing THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Peter and Marianne from the EKWC's technical staff, assisted by summer 2013 intern Jon Geiger, take the airports off the drying rack to load for bisque firing https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57672572579fb34501622cee/1466377637032/NYT+Business+Travel+supplement+May+2013 THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT New York Times Business Travel supplement, May 2013, on the correlation between airport construction/expansion, and emerging markets. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/576720eee4fcb52666c68fab/1466376472612/JFK+T2+food+services THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769daece3df280eaf491bd1/1466555131625/My+home+made+10cm+%3D+1000+ft+scale+marker THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Satellite imaging sophistication meets Rube Goldberg focal length modification... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5767505b15d5db34615c6e53/1466388621004/Fresh+bag+of+terra+cotta THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT A lovely fresh bag of terracotta... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769cdf2f7e0ab78b31228d6/1466551803734/ THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Airports in SE Asia — tracings at various scales. Top row, L-R: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Beijing. Bottom row: Incheon (partial view), Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57671f6759cc682f75310e7f/1466376054915/ THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57672899c534a524caa17199/1466378422414/Mexico+City+International+opening+2018 THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Mexico City International Airport, designed by Foster and Partners. Image via bbc.com, The World's Most Spectacular New Airports, 1.20.2015 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769d6b7d1758e8c5206c66c/1466554049553/Beijing+at+2+miles%2F2+km THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Beijing at 2 miles/2 kilometers scale view https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e8ee5725e25fb8e007878/1467911917187/Crated+for+shipping THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e6840d2b857a48a605fcc/1467902025642/Hong+Kong+airport+under+construction THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Hong Kong airport under construction: in this version, I reproduced the ribbed roof pattern of the actual airport, visible in the Google Maps satellite view. But later on, I decided that it was too 'literal' (architectural model-like) and less interesting than the rougher-textured airports, so I remade it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7dd7d2b857a48a615bad/1467907550374/Chaos+in+my+studio THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT The aftermath in my EKWC studio! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e8b755016e18715e1917c/1467911047019/Piece+in+Nouvelle+Vague+exhibit+at+P+de+Tokyo THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Artwork seen in Nouvelle Vague exhibit at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, in August 2013. If you are the artist, please email me so I can credit you properly! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7ac7c534a5d5bcf8b828/1467906772756/Second+big+firing THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Multi-level kiln load, including the second major round of airports, and on the lower shelves, some sculptures I'd made by tensioning clay-soaked jute fabric. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e6e7d59cc68765fb2c720/1467903635786/Changi%2C+Istanbul+%28rear+right%29+and+Sao+Paolo THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Changi (left), Istanbul (rear right), and Sao Paolo (lower right) rub shoulders on a kiln shelf... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5767314bd482e92ff40f11ea/1466380661504/Blaauw+kiln+being+loaded+by+forklift+w+my+work THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Work is loaded into the Blaauw kilns using fork lifts to set multiple tiers of shelving onto the kiln carts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57672b0e6a49633b4493a093/1466379408979/Fossils+of+Our+Time%2C+Janet+Abrams%2C+2009 THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Janet Abrams, Fossils of Our Time, 2009. Photo: Tim Thayer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e74231b631b145635df19/1467905079924/Changi+and+other+pieces%2C+in+different+shades THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Terracotta in its several shades, from the yellow of the raw unfired clay (dried chunks, top right), to the dark red of Changi airport, the largest item shown. (The dark brown pieces, lower right, are maquettes unrelated to the ITUE project.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7f4d197aea9f6b8359c4/1467907970848/EKWC+Final+Presentation+view THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT Partial view of the entire set of 30 airports — aligned to True North, and individual terminals correctly spaced — on my EKWC studio floor, September 2013 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/577e7b863e00be6f9b3e3604/1467906961097/After+their+firing THE MAKING OF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT And out they came, the second big batch. For one horrible moment, I thought they'd adhered themselves to their shrink slabs. Ugh, the whole lot useless. But...no, with a single tap of a chisel, off they came. Phew. http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2016-08-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/57814c056b8f5b118a2ad0ea/1468091411682/Janet+Abrams+with+Professor+James+Marshall JANET ABRAMS Janet Abrams with In The Unlikely Event at its US debut at form + concept, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 2016 (seen here with James Marshall, head of Ceramics at Santa Fe Community College. Photo: Nina Mastrangelo http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/the-ride-1 daily 0.75 2016-07-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769e7de2e69cf8e279ecb0f/1466558440055/Qantas+Biz+Class+ad THE RIDE https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/579e760b9de4bb7ff31a7cd8/1470002825459/IMG_2750.JPG THE RIDE Advertisements for Business Class travel, gathered from various 1990s newspapers and magazines. Collection: Janet Abrams. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5769e7be893fc06a2f2f4f59/1466558407353/KLM+Northwest+advert THE RIDE http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/about daily 0.75 2016-08-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/5787d254f5e2316ad3b19a40/1468519023500/ITUE+form+and+concept+opening+5.27.16 ABOUT ITUE In The Unlikely Event, view during its US debut at form + concept gallery, Santa Fe, May 27 2016 http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/wherever-your-final-destination-maybe daily 0.75 2016-07-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/579e7a46bebafbe1a74c8b39/1470003806359/What+is+a+Liquid WHEREVER. YOUR FINAL DESTINATION. MAYBE. A didactic vitrine, at London Heathrow Airport. Photo: Janet Abrams https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57475e0d1bbee069994eaf53/t/579e79706a49638cd675c5f7/1470003643183/Sharp+Items WHEREVER. YOUR FINAL DESTINATION. MAYBE. Disposal bin for prohibited items, at London Heathrow. Photo: Janet Abrams http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/contact daily 0.75 2016-07-31 http://www.intheunlikelyevent.com/credits daily 0.75 2016-08-18