Fogo 13: Long Studio
23 February 2010
Along the creative production workshops like the one I’m currently attending, the Fogo Island Arts Corporations also runs a residency program for international artists, accommodating artists with « specially designed studios and renovated
traditional buildings located in remote and community locations across the islands. »
We got to visit the first studios—surnamed Long Studio—still currently under construction, accompanied by Todd Saunders himself, the main architect for the Shorefast projects, including the Inn.
A remote long wooden black box stands still overlooking the sea. Sitting on large timber pillars with glazed walls at both ends, aptly framing the view seaside and land side where the caribou play. The building is completely off-grid, with solar panels generating enough for its needs, and it’s a 20 minute walk from the nearest road.
Just imagine working here all day. They’re aiming to build a few of these studios, all different in shape and size, ideally one in every township on the island. Makes you reconsider your career to become a full-time artist.
Juste trop hot.