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101 Non-consecutive Days as a Magpie / 5 June 11 to 1

  • Newark Works 2 Foundry Lane Bath, England, BA2 3DZ United Kingdom (map)

In this workshop the Artist Jenny Alderton will guide you through an exploration of the debris and materiality within our consumerist throwaway society.

Jenny Alderton, Magpie Goodies

Explore the world of discarded items and debris we overlook daily. After a short walk to find a chosen discarded item, we will then engage and reimagine this item from debris to a potential art object with its own accompanying booklet. Through engaging in creative prompts, we can reimagine and see the item in new ways. Through fact-based prompts we can uncover information about the item. Using this we will create a unique booklet dedicated solely to this discarded item.

Through this workshop I hope to question what rubbish is, what art objects can be and if the two overlap. I also seek to explore the disconnect our capitalist society has with the things - especially single or few-use items - it produces, consumes, and readily discards.

Max. 10 spaces per session, booking essential, the booking link will appear here soon. Please consider making a donation to FaB for participation: fringeartsbath.co.uk/support

For more information on the project please head to 101magpie.com or instagram @101magpie

Part of the Pink Bag Proj. exhibition at Newark Works: fringeartsbath.co.uk/pink