T36. Let the Body Reveal: Drawing and Collage with Lily Night

In this workshop, participants will engage in a therapeutic and experimental process based on automatic drawing, inspired by Surrealism and Dadaism. The session focuses on self awareness, emotional release, and healing through meditative, non judgmental drawing, where the body acts without external visual or linguistic references.Working with simple colors, shapes, and gestures generated from within, participants are encouraged to suspend self criticism and allow emotions to surface naturally. The intention is to observe how internal states can emerge visually without control or predefined meaning.In the second phase, participants will create collages combining their automatic drawings with photographic images, including personal photographs, found images, or digital media. This stage explores the relationship between inner experience and the external visual world.By merging self generated drawings with outside imagery, the process reflects on empathy, overload, and confusion in a media saturated environment. The workshop frames collage as a tool for negotiating emotional tension, using art making as a reflective and healing practice.

Outline

1. Introduction to Surrealism and Dadaism, presentation of the workshop methodology, and sharing of reference works
2. Small group discussion to clarify the framework and address questions
3. Automatic drawing session focused on gesture, intuition, and emotional awareness
4. Group sharing and discussion of the drawings
5. Collage work combining drawings with photographic images, either kept separate or physically integrated
6. Final group presentation where each participant shares one or two works and reflects on their process

Participants must bring:

• Photographic prints to use for collage (mandatory).