LICHEN ART LABS WALKSHOP

Curators

Lucy Sabin

Artists

For the last day of WHAT ON EARTH, The Koppel Project Exchange is excited to welcome Lucy Sabin for a workshop aiming to provide an introduction to urban lichens. Activities will attune participants to the kinds of conditions to which lichens respond, particularly air pollution. In an artistic way, the workshop will draw upon citizen science resources from the OPAL Air Survey. First you will develop the art of noticing in Green Park, second conduct an artistic survey using creative techniques comparing lichen communities. Third, you will explore microcosms and experience with close-up recording techniques using magnifiers to produce intimate images.

The workshop commences at 1pm at The Koppel Project Exchange and will shortly be followed by a 7min walk to Green Park where the remaining workshop will take place.

Lucy is an artist–researcher whose work explores the interplay between media and environments, with a particular focus on themes of atmospheres and breathing. Her emerging practice has been featured by BBC Radio 4 and BBC Arts. Lucy has also been selected by Arts Council England as an awardee of Developing Your Creative Practice. Drawing upon an MRes in Communication Design from the Royal College of Art, Lucy is undertaking doctoral research in the UCL Department of Geography with support from the London Arts and Humanities Partnership.