THE HELD SEA: Waterworks Interactive Water Systems Workshop with Maya Rose Edwards

Calling all water workers, budding engineers, artists and scientists! Join artist Maya Rose Edwards for an interactive drop-in workshop for Portobello residents, helping to construct a pipe-based water sculpture connecting the water from the mouth of Figgate Burn to the sea.

Using second-hand pipe cut-offs from Porty’s local plumbers and construction workers, can we build a structure to carry the water from Figgate Burn safely to its destination?

Maya’s research for The Held Sea explores cultures of maintenance, labour and horizontality. How hidden infrastructures and ecological ruins can become sites of both leisure and care.

Maya invites us to consider what the collective role in the maintenance of everyday invisible water systems? Come along to discover the invisible local labour of watery systems and watery workers.

How can we give watery systems a helping hand and become an intergenerational labour force towards their protection?

Event Info:

Access: All ages and abilities are welcome. Optional gloves will be provided. Please bear in mind this workshop take place on the beachfront on uneven ground. All children under 12 to be accompanied by parent. This is a wet play workshop, going ahead whatever the weather. Please bear this in mind, and dress accordingly. 

This workshop is drop-in or feel free to stay throughout.