A radical holistic edge-fusion learning space with a collection of really useful collaborative tools for making social-ecological just change.
A radical holistic edge-fusion learning space with a collection of really useful collaborative tools for making social-ecological just change.
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HEdge Space
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Workshops
Setting Intentions for Change
Date: November 2021
Workshop Description:
Public Intervention,: a mix of art, craft and an invitation to set an intention for ecological change
Location: The Flaggy Shore, Co. Clare
Participants: Open to passing public, Fluid participation
Purpose:
Public engagement on issues of production and consumption (SDG 12) using the spinning wheel and an invitation to engage with the notion of setting an intention for change
Duration: 2 hours
This workshop is simple to set up and can be expanded into a much longer workshop for deeper engagement on the issues of large scale production and consumption (SDG 12)
To catalyse the project, and reconnect with my own praxis, I did a public intervention workshop in October 2021 using the spinning wheel at the Flaggy Shore, Co. Clare, a popular walking, and swimming location.
The workshop, Spinning intentions for change was designed to help me reconnect with people, place, and practice during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown intervals. See the report here Setting Intentions for Change | HEdge Space.
In the workshop I Invited the passing public to spin an ‘intention’ for social-ecological change. In the two hours that I spent spinning out at the Flaggy Shore, five groups of people stopped to chat. No-one took up the invitation to spin an ecological intention or become involved in the project. However, they all spoke about the ecological crisis and the social issues they felt related to that crisis in some way and through the lens of textile making. For example, some spoke about lost skills and how people don’t know how to mend things anymore. The essence of their reflections was captured by me and written on swing tags.
People did speak to me, and it was a different public no doubt drawn to the wheel than would be drawn to an art poster.
Key Generative Themes From the Sessions
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