Thinking of the hand as our first tool and clay as land, one of the earliest materials humans have shaped, this tactile workshop centers on touch as a way of listening: to material, to body, and to what we carry within ourselves.
Through intuitive play, come and shape small ceramic forms entirely by hand.
The works become part of The Space Inside My Hand in Turf’s spring exhibition Tending, where visitors will be invited to pick up and hold them, continuing the cycle of touch, care, and connection initiated during the workshop.
This workshop will be recorded for Tending Transmission: a temporary radio station, aiming to interrupt the sounds of Croydon with audio interventions from Tending.
All will be invited to an optional follow-up workshop on Sat 21 Mar for participants to return to glaze their pieces.
No prior experience needed.
Kindly supported by John Whitgift Foundation, Arts Council England and Nature Hubs.
Lina Ivanova is a Bulgarian artist and teacher based in London. Driven by an investigation into the materiality of photography, her approach to practice is multidisciplinary, experimental and process-led. Drawing analogies between photography and sculpture, Lina’s work is informed by personal histories, social structures, and lived experiences, and reflects on archival and educational processes. Often site-specific in nature, her installations aim to foster a dialogue with local communities, creating a space for reflection and collaboration.
Lina graduated with a BA in Photography from the University of Portsmouth in 2015, co-founded Revolv Collective in 2017, and won the Turner Contemporary Portfolio Prize in 2018. Her work has been exhibited by institutions such as the RPS, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, and Peckham 24. Since 2023, Turf Projects has supported Lina’s practice through several community project commissions in and around Croydon, marking a significant step in the evolution of her work toward a more socially engaged practice.
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