Art Research Garden talk
Paul Granjon and fellow artist Harun Morrison installed the first Singing Compost artwork in Goldsmiths University’s Art Research Garden in 2023. On Friday 27th September they will be in conversation as part of Goldsmiths’ Centre for Art and Ecology’s public launch. The event takes place from 2-5.30pm at the Art Research Garden, 41-43 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6QD (entrance via the garden gate on Parkfield Road). Full programme below.
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of talks and demonstrations with members of the Centre and guests! EventsBrite registration is now full, but contact Paul (paul [at] zprod [dot] org) if you’d like to attend.
The Singing Compost is an outdoor installation where the electrical activity of bacteria in the soil is measured and made tangible through sound. The second Singing Compost heap is installed in Cardiff School of Art and Design as part of the Sustainable Growing Futures garden.
Programme:
2.00-2.15pm – Welcome botanical drink
2.15-2.30pm – Anna Colin and Ros Gray, Opening Remarks
2.30-3.00pm – Harun Morrison and Paul Granjon, The Singing Compost
3.00-3.30pm – Lenka Vráblíková: Feminist Un/learning with Fungi
3.30-3.45 – Refreshments, with soil ice cream with rosehip syrup by Michael Guggenheim
3.45-4.30pm – John Little and Benny Hawksbee, Brownfield Sites for Ecological Complexity
4.30-5.00pm – Claire Baily, A Journey Through Material
5.00-5.30pm – Nirmal Puwar in conversation with Ros Gray, Planting Space Invaders
Singing Compost Heap 2, Cardiff School of Art and Design