A WALKING TREES COLLECTIVE X GROUND PROVISIONS COLLABORATION
Come and raise your rebel heart with us up on the Blackheath! For centuries this eerie plateau, peering over London, has been a site of rebellion and resistance.
This gathering will stay with the trouble of living in pestilent times. Through creativity and imagination we will explore other energies; softness as strength, flexibility as fight and reciprocity as rebellion.
Relating to the awe-tumnal Autumn, we will embrace transformation, channel the spirit of the wind, rootedness of the earth, the connectivity of the spider’s web and the sticky liminal squish of the mud. All the time learning and drawing strength from nature’s resistance, our resistance, our mutual courage and our collective strength in re-imagining a space of belonging and flourishing.
During our time together, we will guide you with creative prompts including writing, drawing, movement, poetry and storytelling. No previous art making experience necessary. Through the power and sensitivity of art, we invite you to join us on a journey of re-enchantment of Blackheath. Together we will make kin with unexpected forces, celebrate absurdity and find power in deep attention to the living breathing earth.
We provide all art materials that you will need. If there's anything you'd specifically like to work with then please feel free to bring along. We will also provide tea and snacks for a midway break, please bring your own water and anything else that keeps you energised and happy. We try to make our walks as accessible as possible, please let us know if you require specific access needs, we'd love to hear from you. Tickets are priced in tiers, we want the event to be enjoyed by all.
GROUND PROVISIONS
Ground Provisions is an artist-led schooled-by-the-forest for grown ups (founded) grounded by artist Becky Lyon. It is based in the forest-park-stream-pond-hedgerow world of London!
Ground Provisions is an offering born from an understanding that the earth is a teacher and a source book of many types of wisdom. It is full of curriculums - seasonal rhythms, ecological processes and multi-species partnerships offer cues and invitations for how to take care and flourish alongside each other in ruinous times. Engaging with these wisdoms not only instructs ourselves but also offers opportunities to reflect on how our political, social and bodily worlds have been shaped and how they might be shaped differently. Alongside forest school, the forest is the school!
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WALKING TREES COLLECTIVE
WALKING TREES COLLECTIVE is a walking, talking, feeling, moving collective exploring ways to connect with the other species we share this beautiful planet with. We are a group of curious artists exploring the spaces between the known and unknown, engaging with and learning from our non-human companions. Come and join us!
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