A workshop in connection with WHAT ON EARTH exhibition, currently on at The Koppel Project Exchange, Piccadilly.
Sat, 24 July 2021
13:00 – 14:30 UK BST
193 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9EU
London Alternative Photography Collective and The Koppel Project Exchange are excited to welcome Lucy Sabin for a workshop aiming to provide an introduction to urban lichens and recording techniques.
Activities will attune participants to the kinds of conditions to which lichens respond, particularly air pollution. In an artistic way, the workshop will draw upon citizen science resources from the OPAL Air Survey. First you will develop the art of noticing in Green Park, second conduct an artistic survey using creative techniques comparing lichen communities. Third, you will explore microcosms and experience with close-up recording techniques using magnifiers to produce intimate images.
The workshop commences at 1pm at The Koppel Project Exchange and will shortly be followed by a 7min walk to Green Park where the remaining workshop will take place.
All materials provided.
The cost of this workshop goes towards covering material costs.
Lucy Sabin is an artist–researcher whose work explores the interplay between media and environments, with a particular focus on themes of atmospheres and breathing. Her emerging practice has been featured by BBC Radio 4 and BBC Arts. Lucy has also been selected by Arts Council England as an awardee of Developing Your Creative Practice. Drawing upon an MRes in Communication Design from the Royal College of Art, Lucy is undertaking doctoral research in the UCL Department of Geography with support from the London Arts and Humanities Partnership.