Humans Make Plastic took place over three day’s during this autumn’s festival. A digital version of the workshops is available on this website. Click HERE to take part in Humans Make Plastic, Camilla Brendon’s ongoing collaborative art project.
Camilla adjusting Humans Make Plastic at Chisenhale Studios, September 2020.
Text from Totally Thame’s Website explains the event: Read more HERE
On Friday, view Humans Make Plastic, a recycled sculpture by Camilla Brendon and talk about water, conservation, marine biology and art with onsite specialists. On Saturday, join them for a guided towpath clean along the Hertford Union Canal. Sunday will see an art workshop conducted from your home, where you’ll experiment with materials and make colourful recycled art using plastics from the clean and from around your home. All activities are also available online.
11th September - Humans Make Plastic on Display. Artist and Lower Reagents Coalition - a volunteer group that cares for the Regents Canal in Tower Hamlets - on site to interact with visitors adhering to social distancing.
12th September - Hertford Union Canal Towpath Clean (with potential to have a workshop after if social distancing measures are relaxed).
13th September - Humans Make Plastic workshops hourly sessions
Molly from The Lower Regents Coalition talks grass roots conservation with an attendee.
Held during the Covid-19 pandemic Humans Make Plastic was a guest restricted event, but we managed to let viewers in two at a time to maintain social distancing. We were incredibly happy to be able to run the event as a combined digital and physical project. Thanks to Chisenhale Studios for hosting us and to The Lower Regents Coalition for combining forces to lead a canal tow-path clean and explore making art with the litter collected!
Another big thanks to everyone who took part in the panel discussion that I chaired and to Totally Thames for promoting and supporting us throughout all aspects of the event. Have a look at this chat between Molly and myself back in the summer.
If you or your organisation is interested in being part of Humans Make Plastic through participation, resources or promotion please get in touch with us!