Join us for a unique opportunity to explore OmVed gardens in a new light, slow down and be guided through the space alongside sound artist Laura Selby.
This outdoor workshop will explore ideas of sonic bridging between the non-human and human. Participants will be guided through different exercises exploring deep listening and field recording, revealing worlds of sound normally inaudible to our human perception and creating extended listening states. The exercises will be performed individually and collectively, forming a sonic-web of relationships between participants and the acoustic ecologies explored.
About the Artist:
Laura Selby is a sound artist, and experience producer from Croydon. Fascinated in revealing the hidden perspectives and narratives of organisms through sonification, from mycelium, moss, concrete to microbe. Her crafted workshops aim to engage communities and expand personal and communal perspectives by sharing in research-led encounters and discussion. These have led to outcomes such as her extended-listening workshops based in Epping Forest and mushroom community garden designing with The South London Mushroom Club and The South London Urban Growers.
https://laurakrselby.com/Projects
About OmVed Gardens:
Since 2017, we have been carefully restoring a previously tarmacked land in Highgate Village, north London, to provide a space to explore food, creativity and ecology for health and climate resilience.
We are a community interest company featuring a permaculture garden, a creative zero-waste kitchen and a growing educational, events and exhibition space. Our aims are to realise our deep entwinement with each other and the more-than-human, through thinking around food, gardening and ecological awareness, to improve diversity at all levels (seed, food, species, participation) and to use creativity and nature-led knowledge to help tackle the climate emergency.
www.omvedgardens.com · @omvedgardens
Practical site Information:
Access to our garden can be steep, please wear sturdy shoes.
Due to temporary works, the gardens, glasshouse and toilets are not suitable for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility.
There is no visitor parking so we encourage you to cycle, walk or take public transport. Google Maps Directions
There is paid parking on Highgate from 10am - 12pm and free before and after.
We unfortunately cannot allow any furry friends unless they are guide/support animals. Please let us know in advance if you need to bring them with you.
The Glasshouse (Our indoor space) is not heated so please dress for the weather.
Health & Safety Information:
Children are the responsibility of their parents or guardians and should not be left unattended at any time when they are on site.
If you have an allergy to a particular plant or insect, please get in touch before attending our site.
The gardens are a habitat for a variety of pollinators, including busy bees. Please respect them and do not approach the beehives for their safety and yours.
We have ponds - members of the public are not permitted in the pond at any time.
Do not ingest any plants, mushrooms or fungi that you find on site.
There are two first aid kits on site, one in the glasshouse and one in the dome
