FOLD III: a walking & writing workshop with FIELDNOTES

Join us for the third in our series of workshops investigating the language of memory, with a focus on process, practice and conversation.

This workshop will consider how the river manifests as a system of memory or material witness to events. Walking along the banks of the Thames at low tide we will attend to its movements, collect the artefacts it produces and write along its tidelines. Together we will engage with a series of readings and prompts, testing new techniques of notation and exploring experimental modes of writing. Acts of poetic excavation will lead us to envision possible histories and futures for this shifting body of water.

We will encounter works by artists and writers such as Daniel Kramb, Nikolai Bendix, Etel Adnan, WG Sebald, Roni Horn, Peter Hujar and Chris Marker.

We welcome participants of all levels of experience, from all backgrounds and across all disciplines. Writing materials will be provided.

ACCESS

In order to reach the banks of the Thames at low tide we will have to descend and ascend a steep and often slippery set of concrete stairs, we will be doing this slowly and carefully but it would pose a challenge for those with reduced mobility. The banks of the Thames itself are uneven with loose piles of debris which can be difficult to walk across, we won’t be walking far but we will need to be fairly agile. The first hour of the workshop will involve fieldwork on the river, where there is no public bathroom or facilities. The second half of the workshop will take place in a nearby pub where refreshments can be purchased and there will be toilets. Please get in touch with any further queries about access requirements: info@fieldnotes.site

ABOUT

FIELDNOTES is an artist-run publishing project based in Newham in east London. We produce an annual print journal alongside a public programme of workshops, mentoring opportunities, radio broadcasts, screenings and readings. Founded in 2020, FIELDNOTES aims to promote and support non-conforming creative practices that pioneer new cultural forms. We seek to challenge the systemic inequalities that limit opportunities in the arts by working with individuals and communities who may not find support elsewhere. Our purpose is to provide a test site for poetic innovation, a place for new voices and collaborations, a venue for experimental modes and fresh departures between disciplines. We are interested in the third thing between two known things; we are looking for the spaces between translations and transitions.

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