Barnabas Wetton

Curriculum vitae

curriculum vitae

barnabas wetton, j.p. larsensvej 36, 8220, brabrand

(+45) 4237 8645

education

1986  International House, Royal Society of Arts, TEFL B

1984  Cheltenham School of Art, Glos. England BA Hons. Fine Art  (Painting) 2:1

work experience

2009            Tongji University, Shanghai                  Guest teacher

2000 -  Designskolen Kolding             Senior Lecturer, Interaction

2002  Lund University , Sweden  Guest Critic

1996 - 98 Arkitektskolen Aarhus   Guest Teacher

1995 - 98 Danmarks Journalisthøjskole  Guest Teacher

1986 - 90 Language Studies, London  Senior Teacher

artistic practice, consultancy, judging

2009 Vola A/S                                                         Lecturer (Sustainability)

2009 Region Midt                                                    (Nordsøkommissionen)       Communication Consultant                                                                    

2009 Silkeborg Bad  Kunst Center                                   Exhibitor (with Yossi Karutchi)

2009  Danish Foreign Ministry                               (Public Diplomacy Unit) Consultant

2009 Tongji University, Shanghai                          Guest lecturer

2009 Horsens Kunst Museum Judge (DM i tegning)

2007 Sofus Fonden Project evaluator

2006 Danfoss Universe                           Judge, Freestyle Computing

2006 Trapholt Museum, Denmark                          Trace in conjunction with ChrisThurlbourne

2006 Charlottenborg, Copenhagen                         Exhibited in architectural section with  ChrisThurlbourne

2005 Danfoss Universe                           Judge, Freestyle Computing

2005 Museum of Modern Art, New York Sea Shelter Instructor with Michael Frederiksen

2005 Museum of Modern Art, New York How to disappear Instructor 

2004  Danish Ministry of Trade and Industry       Consultant

2004 Godset, Denmark Consultant

2002 Århus Amt                                         Billboard, brochure  and poster

2002 Århus Amt                        Billboard - Kulturport.dk

2001 Danish Ministry of Culture Conference arranger S&S                           

2001 Vadstrup 1771, Samsø One man exhibition

2000 DSKD (Cumulus)                   Computer beyond the screen.

2000 Arkitektskolen, Aarhus   Inside Out - Exhibition

2000 Gammel Dok, Copenhagen  Inside Out - Exhibition

1998 Charlottenborg, Copenhagen  Exhibited in architectural section with  Chris Thurlbourne

1992 Aarhus Easter Exhibition   Exhibited two pieces

1990  Mills and Allen, London   Exhibited six billboards

1990 Public Art Project                   Poster, London Underground

1989 Mills and Allen, London  Exhibited four billboards, London

1987 Atlantis Art, London  One man exhibition

1986 Beaubourg Institute, Paris                           Video of the above made to form the Archegram submission

1986 Shoreditch, London  Billboard with architect Paul Davies

1984 Royal Academy, London                  Stowells Trophy exhibition

current projects

Salmai with Yossi Karutchi and Camilla Elg: a sound/visual project based on Danish liturgical songs set to an Arabic musical form.

Live. Eat. Love. An examination of the imperative form in public space.

publishing

2009 Approach the coast AAA (Poetry and images)

2008 Passage, Henning Larsen (Illustrations)

    2008 Show It, Grundfos (Editor, article)

2007 Robots: Blood A Methodology, Designskolen Kolding (Editor, Article)

2005 Museum of Modern Art, New York Text “How to disappear”

2005 A handbook of Problems, Designskolen Kolding (Editor, Article)

2003 Passage of the Rat King, Danish Demining Group (Author)

2003             The Ephermeral of the Real (Art Works) Aarhus Architectural School

2002 Kunst; Article on Inside Out

2001 Space and Spatialty, Kultur Ministiriet, Designskolen Kolding (Editor)

2000 Inside Out, Dansk Arkitekturcenter

1999 Life’s a wonderful Space, Århus Arkitektskolen (illustrations)

1999 Secret Word, Amnesty International (Art Works)

1999 Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art 

                    Billboards. Art on the Road. (Art Works)

1997 Project illustrations  Tegl (Art works)      

1993 Billboard article, Institute of Social Inventions, London  (Author)

                  1991-5 Numerous articles for The Guardian, Observer Foreign News Service.

Over 70 radio reports for BBC World Service.  

2000 – Numerous translations for Spor festival, Jette Gejl, BBC etc                            

international cooperation

2009  IDEO & DSKD                                                           Teacher

2009  Tongji University, Shanghai                                             Guest teacher

2009  Tongji University, Shanghai & Bern University Guest critic

2008 Translocalmotion, Shanghai                                            Exhibition designer

2008 Greenside DC, Jo’burg, South Africa                 Exam Verifier

2004 Swedish Embassy, Denmark                                Arranger: Meet the Swedes

2002  Lund University, Sweden                                             Guest Critic

2002 BBM Germany                                         Consultant

2002 NoFrontiere, Vienna, Austria                                Molotov - Film for NoFrontiere 

2002 Hotel Imperiale, Lima, Peru                            The Lima Poems

scholarships and prizes

2008  Shanghai Biennale, Tonji University Translocomotion, Third Prize,  Exhibition Design,        

2008   Henning Larsen Fond Third Prize (with Chris Thurlbourne), Passage

2005     Margot og Ole Dreyers Fond

2005 Vejle Amt

2005     Nykredit Fond

2005     M2 Funding

2005    Aarhus School of Architecture

2003     Centrum

1996    Alt.itude arkiteker   Project illustrations, Tjörn Watercolour Museum

      2nd Prize with special commendation

1997   Alt.itude arkiteker   Project illustrations, Næstved bridge 

      Honourable mention

1992     Svend Grams Minde Legat

Educational background

Course and personal teaching to Masters level.

Course development.

International Cooperation.

Process Facilitation.

Robot development.