gather_ings...
… a series of 3 small outdoor gatherings roving across the living landscapes of Dorset this summer.
gather_ings will include exploring, creating, conversation, walking, lying down, flowers, spoons, drawing, fire burning and fare – ways of being in_common with each other and the living environment around us.
gather_ings are intended as experimental forms of nature connection and ecological hedonism*. In our times of crisis – climate, nature, economic, social – gather_ings are a proposition that joy, conviviality and reciprocal time in nature is a form of resistance and imagination.
Sat 20 June at Ella’s Flower Farm, St. Giles, BH21 – 2pm
Sat 18 July at Holt Heath BH21 – 9am
Sat 12 Sept in Chettle DT11 – 7pm
each 2 hrs long followed by 1hr to linger
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email: laura2.eldret@live.uwe.ac.uk or just register to take part via button below.
gather_ings are intended for women only (anyone who defines themselves as such). gather_ings are organized by artist Laura Eldret and form part of her PhD research at UWE, Bristol.
it is £0 to attend the series of gather_ings
though you are required to read the Participants Information Sheet HERE and will be asked to sign a consent form please, all other costs (venues, materials and food etc.) are kindly being covered by UWE.
* Philosopher Kate Soper argues that sensory, nature-based experience away from modern life is its own form of hedonism — joy as life's greatest purpose.
Please note: It may be helpful to know that photos taken at the gatherings will be kept to a minimum and of the kind that does not identify individuals. Writing or art created about the gather_ings will also not explicitly identify people without their permission.
