For children 7 to 10 years.
Is it a house? Is it a boat? No, it’s a brilliant houseboat with a waterslide and a duck neighbour.
Since people were people, we have had a relationship with water - for drinking, washing, irrigation, and - of course - water slides, but for some of us, living close to water just isn’t close enough. From islands made of reeds to floating markets to narrow boats on canals to whole floating cities – many different communities continue to live entirely surrounded by water. What new skills would you need to build and live on water? Will any wet place do, or does it need to be the right sort of water (shallow, clean, warm, fizzy?)
Join us in this one-day creative architecture workshop to find out In the workshop we will explore different aquatic constructions and consider the practicalities of living on (or in) water. We will learn about communities whose homes are built on lakes and rivers and discuss different ways of living and working on water. We will investigate the properties of different materials before designing and building our own model house-boat; but will it float?
This creative architecture workshop is led by artist educator Zoe Allen for children aged 7 to 10 years.
About Zoe Allen
Zoe is an artist and educator who makes collage, assemblage, sculpture, and paintings. They uses materials foraged from sites which have particular meanings or memories, re-purposing these to create new conversations. Zoe also has a collaborative practice in which they work with other artists to create large scale installations informed by architectural forms and mechanisms.
