Reviews of The Geological Society. (Association) in London (London).

The Geological Society

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Information of The Geological Society, Association in London (London)

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A. P.

It is somewhat sad that University civil engineering lecturers have taken the time and effort to become MICE whilst those within the geological sciences appear not to bother with the Geological Society's chartered status CGeol. All for graduates joining the society and aiming to get chartered as soon as possible into their careers.

D. T.

I have been a member / fellow of Geolsoc for nearly 20 years, there was a time when I found the admin a little frustrating but their new web interface is very efficient. The monthly publications offered are really first rate, and Geolsoc's Geoscientist Magazine is a nice light read, other publications are less digestible but that is the way of thing I guess . . omelettes and eggs etc.

D. T.

Mixture of excitement at the contents and reverential awe at the surroundings. Imposing exterior, gives way to busts of the great and the good - you are met by Sedgwick and Murchison as you cross the threshold - and if you're lucky, the curtains will be back revealing the first ever systematic geological maps by Smith and Greenough hanging by the grand staircase. This is walking in the footsteps of Lyell, Darwin and Lapworth. Heady stuff. Here's to another 200 years.

K. S.

Nice old building. I loved seeing the William Smith map and the cool library.

C.

I went for a conference there really nice building. it was a pity that there weren't any vegan options during the lunch time

A. C.

Splendid history in a beautiful setting, though attend with a member for all area access

S. C.

Wonderfully historic building

X. Z.

Open House day.

M. W.

The heart of geology.

L. M.

Geology rocks

M. A.

(Translated) Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) Cornelia Parker RA 8.2 x 9.4 x 7.2 m Courtesy of the artist and Frith Street Gallery, Londorn Originally commissioned in 2016 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its roof garden, this work was first seen in the iconic New York skyline. Presented here in the Royal Academy's Annenberg Courtyard, the structure is so compelling and haunting. For Parker, the found object is key. Here, she dismantled a traditional American red barn and appropriated its components: the planks of the long sidings became the walls of the house. Its corrugated roof provided material for the tiles. The design is based on the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film House of Psycho, which in turn was inspired by an Edward Hopper painting, House by the Railroad (1925). Hopper's painting was also a benchmark for Parker, who was drawn to its clipped presentation and strange sense of isolation. Like Hitchcock's setting, Parker's PsychoBarn is a facade, with the supporting frame deliberately left visible. The structures also share a slightly reduced scale, and both features add to the illusory effect. The combination of the symbolism of the red barn, with all its connotations of rural idyll and well-being, with the sinister psychological complexity of the Hitchcock house presents a series of deliberate paradoxes. The title of the work refers to a term in developmental psychology, the "transitional object," which refers to something that provides comfort while being a substitute for reality. Commissioned by him, Iris and Gerald B Cantor Roof Garden at The Metropoitan Museum af Art RA (Original) Objeto de transición (PsychoBarn) Cornelia Parker RA 8.2 x 9.4 x 7.2 m Cortesía del artista y Frith Street Gallery, Londorn Originalmente encargada en 2016 por el Metropolitan Museum of Art para su jardín en el techo, esta obra se vio por primera vez en el icónico horizonte de Nueva York. Presentado aquí en el Annenberg Courtyard de la Royal Academy, la estructura es tan convincente e inquietante. Para Parker, el objeto encontrado es clave. Aquí, ella desmanteló un granero rojo americano tradicional y se apropió de sus componentes: los tablones de los largos apartaderos se convirtieron en los muros de la casa. Su techo corrugado proporcionaba material para las tejas. El diseño se basa en la casa de Psycho, película de Alfred Hitchcock en 1960, que a su vez se inspiró en una pintura de Edward Hopper, House by the Railroad (1925). La pintura de Hopper también fue un punto de referencia para Parker, quien se sintió atraído por su presentación recortada y su extraña sensación de aislamiento. Al igual que el escenario de Hitchcock, el PsychoBarn de Parker es una fachada, con el marco de apoyo dejado deliberadamente visible. Las estructuras también comparten una escala ligeramente reducida, y ambas características se suman al efecto ilusorio. La combinación del simbolismo del granero rojo, con todas sus connotaciones de idilio rural y de bienestar, con la siniestra complejidad psicológica de la casa de Hitchcock presenta una serie de paradojas deliberadas. El título de la obra hace referencia a un término de la psicología del desarrollo, el "objeto de transición", que se refiere a algo que brinda comodidad al tiempo que es un sustituto de la realidad. Por encargo de él, Iris y Gerald B Cantor Roof Garden en The Metropoitan Museum af Art RA

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