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GROUNDWERK 5.4: Histories and Principles of Casting

SAT 27 JULY 2:30-4pm // FREE & OPEN TO ALL

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Join the assembly line! Presented with a set of materials, equipment and moulds of an unknown object, this session will see attendees assist in the production of an artwork. Learn about fundamentals of casting and it’s history as an early means of reproduction and manufacture, in this practical introductory session led by artist and fabricator Nick Tudor and researcher Will Stronge. The workshop will ask us to examine our roles and complicity within contemporary labour systems and global economies of production and consumption, as well as question the function of work as a method of organising our lives.

Groundwerk is a monthly series of free practical workshops for artists and creatives wishing to gain the skills to support their practice.

This workshop is free to attend and open to all but booking is recommended, as spaces are limited.

 

// ABOUT NICK TUDOR + WILL STRONGE    

Nick Tudor is an artist and fabricator based in London. His practice encompasses sculpture, drawing, painting and writing. Most recently he exhibited at Dirty House, London, an exhibition space he also runs, and has a forthcoming exhibition at ADDS DONNA, Chicago. As a fabricator he has worked on recent projects for artists such as Mike Nelson, Jonathan Baldock and galleries including Tate and Studio Voltaire.

Will Stronge is co-director of Autonomy, an independent UK think tank focusing on issues relating to the future of work. He is also a researcher in Politics and Philosophy at the University of Brighton. He is the co-author, with Helen Hester, of the forthcoming primer – Post-Work: what it is, why it matters, and how we get there (Bloomsbury,2020). www.autonomy.work

 

Image credits:

How to build fires (working title), 2019. Jesmonite. Image courtesy of the artist.

Ship of fools, 2018. Hazel walking shanks, cast aluminium, rope. Image courtesy of the artist.

You Get What You Put In, 2018. Jesmonite, oil paint, UV print on acrylic. Image courtesy of the artist.

KEY ACCESS INFO​

  • To help us support you best, please let us know if you have any access needs when booking.
  • For access info about getting to Turf and the Turf space, click here.
  • Our unit in the Whitgift Centre is 4 minutes walk (0.2 miles) from Wellesley Road Tram stop via the underpass, and 7 minutes walk (0.3 miles) from West Croydon Station and 8 minutes walk (0.4 miles) from East Croydon station.

 

WORKSHOP CODE:

Turf aims to be a space where all are welcomed & respected. We ask all attendees to align with this spirit when booking and support us in creating a welcoming & collaborative atmosphere together. We ask that everyone is;

  • Kind and respectful in our language and behaviour towards others. Turf is a space which is anti racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism.
  • Considerate of others’ time; allowing others room to speak & engage.
  • Respectful of the space itself as belonging to many people, treating the space & objects with care.
  • Attend wherever possible: In 2023, around 30% of people booking free tickets didn’t turn up! Our free tickets are limited and in high demand. Every person who doesn’t turn up means someone else can’t attend, so please let us know if you can’t make it to free up a space. If you don’t attend twice or more without letting us know, you may be restricted from booking again.

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