Some live performances

 https://theballadofpeckhamrye.com/a/the-growing-project-open-call-for-artists/

2021

Hello Nature | Elyse Blackshaw, Blythe Cheung & Marie Roux

In the context of the greatest health crisis of our times, increasing scientific evidence highlights the critical importance of accessing our natural environment – of garden plants, gardens and gardening, as a key factor that can benefit our physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Hello Nature is a series of artist-led commissions and workshops that aim to provide Southwark residents with greater opportunities to engage with the natural environment.

The project is being delivered in partnership with The Ballad of Peckham Rye, a not-for-profit contemporary art commissioning organisation, Action For Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL), an organisation established to support asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants and refugees in south east London and One Tree Hill Allotment Society, a member run community allotment. Hello Nature will enhance the Action For Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL) allotment that supports families from refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant backgrounds who experience food poverty and are coping in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, through building cohesive and supportive relationships between residents, allotment members and the AFRIL community.

Hello Nature: Future Gardens, how to make a seed bank with Marie Roux

 14.00 – 16.00, Saturday 13 November, 2021

One Tree Hill Allotments, 111 Honor Oak Park, SE23 3NP
Suitable for adults and children over the age of 8 years.

Marie Roux presents us with a game in which seeds are collected as objects to exchange. Here the seed characteristics (nutritional, medicinal, space and time) are the function of ‘gifts’ that can be passed on to others. Marie will teach us about propagation and what is being done today to protect seeds and encourage plants diversity. This playful activity will encourage us to create new relationships with our surroundings, share knowledge of growing and enhance our understanding of gift economy.

The workshop will take place outside. The ground is uneven and may be muddy. Please bring wellies or appropriate footwear, as well as waterproof clothing. Due to Covid safety guidance, only drinks refreshments will be provided. All children should be accompanied by an adult with parental responsibility.

About the artist! Marie Roux graduated from London College of Communication, MA Fine Art Photography in 2008. Recent exhibitions include: On and on the yellow knitbone shore, Project 78 gallery, St-Leonards-on-sea (2021), Atelier A Residency with Catarina Cubelo, Apricale, Italy (2018), Welcome to the neighbourhood residency, Askeaton, Ireland (2013), Shelf at the Whistable Biennale and Copeland Industrial Park, Peckham, London (2010)