Huntly 'listening and attunement' by Those Who Possess Dirt and Deveron Projects seeks to reconnect people with nature
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A HUNTLY event next week will encourage people to craft and use unique listening devices to better appreciate nature.
A Saturday, July 9 workshop on "listening and attunement" is being ran by Glasgow art collective Those Who Possess Dirt (TWPD), along with Deveron Projects artist in residence Hussein Mitha.
The free event, which must be booked, aims to encourage people to "enter into conversations with the green life in our local area" by paying closer attention to the natural world.
A TWPD spokesperson said: "We will be considering our relationship to local landscapes and wildlife, imagining their stories, and becoming aware of how our bodies and voices can soften and quieten.
"What can we hear? How do the sounds feel? What animals and/or plants do we feel like? Find out for yourself!"
Delivered in three parts, the event will give attendees the chance to craft unique listening devices, such as ear trumpets, taking inspiration from historical listening and sound equipment.
A short, silent guided walk around Huntly will give people the space to observe nature using the new devices.
The session will also include an inspiring period of writing, collaging and zine making, as well as discussion of experiences had during the workshop.
Closing with a screening of a short film reel and a montage of film snippets in which humans and plants communicate or interact, attendees can enjoy locally foraged food made by artist-chef Kawther Luay.
The workshop is part of a packed July schedule for Deveron Projects, who are also throwing events tackling climate justice and archaeology alongside art-focussed events.
TWPD was formed in 2019 and their work looks at themes of ecology, contagion and collaboration within art practice.
A spokesperson said: "The collective untangles the possibilities of multi-species kinship through cross-disciplinary dialogues, site-specific investigations and empathetic listening to more-than-human voices.
"We find joy in the confusion, leakiness and bountiful revelations these forays can provide, while imagining a future of coexistence."
Currently made up of the artists/curators Clarinda Tse, Shona Robin MacPherson and Ruby Eleftheriotis, the group received Creative Scotland funding in 2021 for a project exploring Glasgow's natural environment.
The workshop, titled Glistening: Listening and Attunement, will be based in Square Deal and nearby on Saturday, July 9 from 2-6pm.
The event is free, but must be booked in advance.
For more information or to book a place, click here.
