workshop in whitworth park flyer
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7/26/2019 Workshop in Whitworth Park Flyer
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Meetat the back entrance
of Whitworth Art Gallery
from 1.15 pm.
Please wear sturdy shoes for
walking in rough grass. Bring
suitable clothing for the weather
conditions (sun hat and factor
cream, waterproof jacket).
WELL GO INSIDE IF IT RAINS A LOT
There will be a break to make use
of the toilet and caf facilities in
Whitworth Gallery.
Materials will be provided but
bring a camera, sketching things
and protective gloves if you wish.
Tuesday 5 July 1.30 pm4.30 pm
Contact Lin Charlston if you have [email protected] to Eventbrite for your FREE ticket:
https://www.eventbri te.com/e/weaving -the-plant-filigree-tickets-26020080762
TAKE THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TOCONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND PLANTS
WHILE WEAVING GRASS AND WEAVING
STORIES.
o Encounter grass in new ways.
o Respond to natural materials.
o Listen to the plants.
o Share stories.
o Create and participate in an
outdoor pop-up exhibition.
VALERIA VARGAS
Education for Sustainable Development
Co-ordinator and PhD researcher at MMU
LIN CHARLSTON
Practice-based PhD researcher at
MIRIAD, Manchester School of Art.
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Further Information
The aim of this workshop is to explore the sense of identity and agency of human beings in our
responsible, adaptive individuality and to forge links between the human and non-human
"community". Participants will investigate the different features of the Colombian bag Mochila
Arhuaca, which has special cultural significance, and experience a 'wildspace' in Whitworth
Park. We will think about symbolic meanings and artefacts as shelter intertwined with
participant-led narratives as we weave natural materials with our hands.
Valeria Vargasidentifies herself as a member of the Colombian culture. Valeria has a multi-
disciplinary background and explores transdisciplinarity daily. She was introduced early in life
to indigenous practices in the Amazon mainly related to crafts and music. She has extensive
experience of living amongst unfamiliar cultures to her. Although she has produced and sold
sculptures and worked in academic settings, she does not consider herself an Artist, a
Designer or an Educator. She does not consider herself a Musician or a Curator. She
considers herself a Human, a part of Nature and a born inquirer.
Valerias research is in Education for Sustainable Development and organisational change in
Higher Education Institutions. Her focus is indigenous thinking in her home country of
Colombia, and ethical and ecological issues related to cultural shifts and well-being.
Lin Charlstonspractice-based research develops the concept of the multimodal book as
an artistic means of investigating plant agency in processes of growing and making.
Lin has been working with the book form since 2000 when she gained MA Book Arts with
distinction at Camberwell College of Arts. The focus of her books and her present research is
the relationships between plants and people, and how these are affected by commodification
and anthropocentrism. Lin proposes that appreciation of the aesthetic, instrumental and
intrinsic values of plants might be enriched through an awareness of plant agency in simple
everyday encounters of making and growing.