Entangled Life - Workshop: Art and biomaterials

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Biomaterials are the place where science and art meet hands-on, perceptions are challenged, and demystification and mystifications happen. Textures, grains and consistency offer opportunities for new definitions, narratives, and connections with the environment, while familiar territories are rediscovered. In this workshop, artist Mary Doyle Burke offers the opportunity to make and experience sustainable alternatives to synthetic materials made using food waste; experiment with processes and methods, and learn more for further research and challenges.

Environmentally-aware artists and makers continually evaluate their processes and strive to mediate, compromise, and make complex decisions about the materials they use in their practice. The Art and biomaterials workshop offers the opportunity for them – as well as curious fellow community members – to explore and discover possibilities outside the usual realm and gain new perspectives on their practice as part of the wider ecology.

We invite the wider community and communities of interest to join us in this workshop where insights and perspectives are shared during a hands-on gathering.

Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and share their thoughts and experiences in a relaxed exchange. No experience is required, but some ingredients will be asked to be collected prior to the workshop.