Collaborations with Nature - Ephemeral Land Art with Shona Wilson
Event description
This 1-day workshop gives students the time, space and guidance to explore and make a range of works co-created outdoors with and in nature. Students will learn about the lineage of Ephemeral Land Art, fractal patterns and nature geometry before being guided through a series of exploratory exercises and techniques to gain confidence in making site-specific artworks.
Shona will facilitate students to create individual self-directed works in response to the rich and regenerating rainforest environment around us at Foresthaven.
Using only natural materials found on site and without any tools, students learn how to see and respond to any natural environment as a space for sensitive and creative play.
Encouraging creativity, sustainability and mindfulness, Shona’s process-orientated and exploratory methodology is a gentle and often surprising way for participants to become a bridge between art and nature. In light of recent natural disasters, the methodology and processes offered in this workshop can potentially segue into therapeutic tools for healing. It is Serious Fun!
Simple photography will be explored as a method for documentation, reflection and as artful image creation with the ephemeral works created.
All artworks will be left on site and participants will take home their writings, recordings and photographic images.
About Shona
Shona Wilson is an Australian sculptor who has engaged with natural found materials to create artworks for over 30 yrs. Shona is the creator of the One A Day Ephemeral Art Project, which has inspired people worldwide and has facilitated COLLABORATIONS WITH NATURE - ephemeral land art workshops for the past 8 years. http://www.shonawilson.com
Dates | Saturday 20 August 2022, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Workshop fee | $150 ($100 Earlybird / FoF Member / Concession)
Earlybird price before 20 July. Spaces limited to 12.