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RepositoryUniversity Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference NumberUAL/OH/2/15
TitleMarta Beltowska
Description Interview with Marta Beltowska, Technical Assistant (ex-staff).

The interview can be accessed in QuickTime Movie and M-PEG 3 Audio formats.

Video 1 [00:00] Marta Beltowska; technical assistant; oversea audio-visual technology for teaching; on-call throughout day for technical help; working with students; filming live events. [02:42] Move to London; large college; comparison to Winchester; nature reserves; own studies; inspiration from surroundings; people-based work in London. [05:01] First impressions of LCC; age of building; welcoming staff; good working relationships; focus on students; personal history among staff; history of building; verbal history; history coming up during current changes; reflecting backwards. [08:52] Changes; barbeques on the roof; health and safety; project date; documenting history of building; capturing people’s views of the building. [11:29] Workshop block; daylight studios; gathering images of building; hope for interviewees to be remembered; appreciation for staff; staff humbled to be asked for their experience. [14:19] Started project by asking immediate colleagues; approaching interviewees; technicians; variety in interviews; academics teaching theory; technicians provide practical help; contact time with technicians. [16:37] Difference in own technician team as generalists; other technicians more specialist; staff feelings about building move; cautious optimism. [18:06] Process of recording interviews; varying times; discusses interview with Tony a technician and lecturer; student at LCP; administrative staff less attachment to building; quirks of buildings; less attachment to newer additions. [21:39] Tower block and workshop block initial buildings; more practical work in workshops; staff have additional creative practice; own practice helps develop use of space; own conceptual fine art background; interest in storytelling. [24:34] Process of creating portraits; interior shots own artistic vision; selecting images; photographing people in own space; attachment to building; identifying self through landscape. [27:40] Impact of move on students; own feelings about move; volume of use; documenting move and demolition of shopping centre; LCC also encompasses immediate environment. [30:07] Outreach activities in local area; changes in local area; uncertainty about future of college site; list of longest serving staff for project; reconnect after move; feel part of LCC rather than UAL; difficulties with communication at college; importance of being vocal about changes; staff not feeling listened to; staff as experts in their area. [34:42]
Date02 February 2017
CreatorRosa Kurowska-Kyffin
Extent1 audiovisual recording; length 00:34:42
LevelFile
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