11am-1.30pm
Join artist Alice MacKenzie and Maria Cabrera from the South London Botanical Institute for a plant walk around West Norwood Cemetery and a botanical cyanotype workshop.
This is a completely FREE event, but numbers are limited so booking is essential, click on the headline for further details and to access the booking link ...
Cyanoytpes are one of the oldest forms of photography, dating back to 1842. By exposing cyanotypes to the sun you can create silhouette images in deep blue and white. One of the earliest adopters of cyanotypes was botanist Anna Atkinsons, who used the method to print images of the algae and seaweed she had collected on her travels around the British coast.
We will take a guided walk around the cemetery to find out more about the plants growing there, and to carefully gather cuttings to print with. In the workshop you are invited to experiment with the cyanotype method to make prints to take home with you, and to contribute to a collective art work that will be displayed in the cemetery.
The walk will last around 45 minutes and will mostly stick to paths.
The workshop will take place under gazebos.
This guided walk and workshop is for a maximum of 20 participants.
All ages are welcome, although the workshop is most suited to children aged 4 and above. BOOK YOUR PLACES HERE
This is a completely free event, brought to the community as part of the ongoing National Heritage Lottery funded project in West Norwood Cemetery. You can find out more on the project website: www.westnorwoodcemetery.org
If you have any queries on accessibility, or anything else, please contact Kim Hart on khart@lambeth.gov.uk
More about Alice MacKenzie
Alice is a dance artist and writer, working between London and Stockholm. As part of her interest in the stories of people and plants, Alice has been making cyanotypes and scent extractions for a number of years.
This summer her work is touring the North of Sweden in a gallery built inside a shipping container. Her writing has been published in Delta: An Ocean Call, and Nya Nya Norrland, as well as in a number of handmade zines. Her work has also been commissioned by Sånafest, Norway, and by Discover Children’s Storytelling Centre, London. As a performer Alice has worked in museums, theatres and festivals across Europe.
Alice was artist in residence at Cherry Garden School in Southwark for 10 years, making books, podcasts, performances and installations with the children, their families and the staff. She was also artist in residence for a year at Silk Court Elderly Care Home in Tower Hamlets, making books and dances together with the residents.
More about Maria Cabrera
Maria is a community gardener whose work is influenced by Indigenous and Caribbean growing practices. She is currently leading a collaboration between West Norwood Cemetery National Heritage Lottery project and South London Botanical Gardens, and is also the community gardener at ACAVA.
