SpaceShip Earth, 2010
Dafna Talmor
22 June – 18 July
Workshops and Events
In the spirit of the project, all workshops are free of charge but in exchange participants are encouraged to provide the workshop facilitator/s with an offering. Offerings can be in the form of material or an alternative service.
Iyengar Yoga with Kaz Takabatake
Wednesday 23 June 6.30-7.45 pm
The Iyengar method, developed by BKS Iyengar, is a form of Hatha yoga, focusing on precision, alignment and safety in each posture. Kaz Takabatake has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 1997 and qualified as an Iyengar yoga teacher in 2005. He has also studied directly with the Iyengar family in India.
Some information about attending the class:
Please bring your own mat. Yoga should be practised on an empty stomach, so leave 3~4 hours after a main meal or 2 hours after a light snack. It is also advisable not to drink just before or during a class. Please wear clothes that do not restrict your movement such as shorts or leggings and a t-shirt.
If you are pregnant or are suffering from any of the conditions listed below, the class at Beaconsfield will not be suitable for you. Heart disease or any heart problem/Epilepsy including Petit Mal/Cancer or benign tumours/Meniere’s disease AIDS/MS (multiple sclerosis)/ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)/If you have had an operation in the last 6 months.
Places are limited so please book by e-mailing your full name and mobile number to TestBedBeaconsfield@googlemail.com including the workshop title in the subject heading.
PLEASE NOTE ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE FILMED
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Redesign Your Clothes with Inkeri Medley
Sunday 27 June 12-4.30 pm
In this workshop we will be re-working the clothes you can’t bring yourself to throw away but never wear. You will be shown techniques used by designer Inkeri Medley, including the use of elastic, drawstrings and pleating to transform your piece. There will also be the opportunity to make accessories such as corsages, belts and purses. You can either re-create an Inkeri design or work your own unique piece. Jumpers and men’s shirts are particularly versatile clothes to work with but feel free to bring what you feel needs your most urgent attention.
Innovative recycled clothes designer Inkeri Medley began her collection while studying at Goldsmiths College and went on to create her own label “inkeri” based at leading designer maker studios Cockpit Arts. Her focus is on the form of the garment, manipulating form to create a new silhouette with minimal deconstruction of the original garment. She specialises in pieces that can be worn in numerous ways. Her designs include cardigans that can be worn in up to six different ways, dresses that can be worn as shirts and many pieces that can be worn upside down.
Places are limited so please book by e-mailing your full name and mobile number to TestBedBeaconsfield@googlemail.com including the workshop title in the subject heading.
PLEASE NOTE ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE FILMED
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Creative Writing Workshop with Sarah Butler
Thursday 1 July 6-8 pm
One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure; one person’s annoying relative is the heroine of another’s novel. Come take part in a relaxed two-hour creative writing workshop led by Sarah Butler, which translates the concept of free-cycling onto the creative process.
Come with a donation – a character, an idea, a memory, an overheard conversation, a family secret: something you’re prepared to offer up to other people’s imagination. We will do a series of writing exercises, exploring participants’ offerings and finding ways to transform them into new gems of writing.
Sarah Butler writes novels and short stories. Her fiction has been published in anthologies, journals and online. She runs UrbanWords, a consultancy which develops literature projects engaging with regeneration and urban renewal. You can find out more at www.sarahbutler.org.uk and www.urbanwords.org.uk.
Places are limited so please book by e-mailing your full name and mobile number to TestBedBeaconsfield@googlemail.com including the workshop title in the subject heading.
PLEASE NOTE ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE FILMED
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Immigration Law for Sale? with Barry O’Leary and Tim Barnden
Saturday 3 July 2-4 pm
An opportunity to ask questions about how the British immigration system works and what an immigration lawyer does. A short presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. To protect people’s privacy, a box for anonymous questions will also be available.
Barry O’Leary is a partner at Wesley Gryk Solicitors and has worked for the firm for ten years. He read law at Cambridge University. He deals with the full range of immigration issues, with a particular emphasis on same sex relationships and asylum claims on the basis of sexual identity. In his spare time, he volunteers for the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group. He has given numerous lectures on immigration law and is the author of the immigration chapter of the Law Society Publication “Civil Partnership – the Law in Practice”.
Tim Barnden read English at Cambridge University and converted to Law studying at the College of Law in London. He qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and has specialized in immigration and asylum work since then. He undertakes advice and representation across the full range of immigration and asylum law. In recent years he has been involved closely with the asylum project of the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) as well as being an Executive Committee member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA) for the years 2007-9. He also continues to undertake and is known for his training work. In his spare time Tim is learning Spanish.
Places are limited so please book by e-mailing your full name and mobile number to TestBedBeaconsfield@googlemail.com including the workshop title in the subject heading.
PLEASE NOTE ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE FILMED
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Raw Chocolate Demo with Laura Coxeter
Sunday 4 July 2-4 pm
In this workshop, you will learn about the nutritional benefits and wonder of raw, vegan chocolate. Laura will be making chocolates, truffles and will show you how to make other fantastic raw vegan desserts. There will be an opportunity to sample all the desserts free of dairy, sugar, gluten and soya. This demo will open up a whole world of super foods and healthy decadent treats and show you it’s possible to go home and make these things for yourself and be creative using pretty moulds and decorating techniques.
Places are limited so please book by e-mailing your full name and mobile number to TestBedBeaconsfield@googlemail.com including the workshop title in the subject heading.
PLEASE NOTE ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE FILMED
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Eco-Build with Mark Pavey and friends
Rammed Earth: Tuesday 6 – Thursday 8 July 11-5 pm
Living Roof: Friday 9 – Sunday 11 July 11-5 pm
Come and lend a hand while learning how to use rammed earth and/or how to create a living roof. Informal and exploratory discussions will be held on site in which participants, whilst working (as well as learning about the use of different building materials), will be testing eco-ideologies and exploring the differing outlooks on sustainability. You can drop in at anytime during gallery hours or contact us in advance if you are able to dedicate more time. Our success depends upon your inclusion.
Mark Pavey is a long-time DIY optimist and pragmatic idealist. Having studied and worked within an ecologically directed environment for 15 years (and in witnessing the latest evolution of the green machine), he asserts the need to reject the liberal green washing of your mind to consume ethically. Less damaging than before is still malignant! The necessary alternative he advocates is ‘benign design’. These are living creations that enhance natural systems and are communal, cashless and creative. He is a graduate of Goldsmiths College with a BA (hons) in Eco-design and is now completing his MSc in Architecture and Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies at the Centre for Alternative Technology.
Places are limited so please book by e-mailing your full name and mobile number to TestBedBeaconsfield@googlemail.com including the workshop title in the subject heading.
PLEASE NOTE ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE FILMED
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TestBed 1 is produced as part of Beaconsfield’s curatorial mentoring scheme for emerging artist-curators. Mentees: Dafna Talmor and Joseph Walsh. Beaconsfield is the central London site dedicated to providing a critical space for creative enquiry.
Beaconsfield Commissions 2010