Wysing Art Centre, Cambridge, UK
July - August 2024
Part of an ongoing series of works to explore how rest can be employed as a tool for ecological activism. How can we spend restful time with our more-than-human friends to facilitate deeper connections? What does a reciprocal, regenerative relationship look like? How can artistic acts such as deep listening, close looking, sonic arts and ceramics connect us with the natural spaces around us? Working towards the fostering of kinship and care.
We asked these questions collectively during a week long summer school at the Wysing Art Centre, bringing together young people who live in rural contexts. Sharing time to rest, relax, make and explore. Activities included collage, printmaking, foraging, cooking, walking, forest bathing, field recording - with a nature healing ceremony to celebrate our time together.
