10 Feb 2024
13:00 — 15:00
The Engine Room, The Exchange
Harun Morrison has invited a range of people including activists, writers, artworkers, theorists, architects, chefs, natural historians, and horticulturalists to propose questions relating to environmental justice that can stimulate conversation. A selection of these questions will form the basis of this discursive workshop. Participants will be invited to work in small groups of 3 – 4 people, followed by a freeform closing discussion over two hours including a short break.
Booking essential as places are limited.
- £10 for general admission
- £7 for students and U18s
ARTIST BIO
Harun Morrison is an artist and writer living on the UK inland waterways. He is currently an associate artist with Greenpeace UK. His forthcoming novel, The Escape Artist will be published by Book Works.
Recent group exhibitions include Chronic Hunger, Chronic Desire in Timișoara, Romania and BALATORIUM Disturbed Waters, in Veszprém, Hungary as part of the European Capital of Culture 2023 programme and Storm Warning: What does climate change mean for coastal communities? at Focal Point / Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, UK. Recent solo exhibitions include, Dolphin Head Mountain at the Horniman Museum, London (2022 -23), Mark The Spark at Nieuwe Vide project space in Haarlem, Netherlands (2022) and Experiments with Everyday Objects, Eastside Projects, Birmingham, (2021). Harun is currently co-developing community gardens in Merseyside for Bootle Library and Mind Sheffield, a mental health support service, as part of the Arts Catalyst research project, Emergent Ecologies.
@harunishere | harunmorrison.net
Venue: The Engine Room, The Exchange
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