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Workshop: mapping identities, memories, and food cultures through clay with Yasmin Falahat
Sunday 7th July 2024 , 10:30am to 1:00pm
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How do objects and foods pass down memories? How do they inform who we are and the construction of our identities? These are the questions that root Yasmin Falahat’s hand-building workshop as we share, mould, and pay homage to the stories and archival powers that objects hold.
It’s often said that the kitchen table is the heart of a home – it’s the space where we convene, gather, and feed ourselves and one another. The stories that get shared in this communal space as well as the memories that food and objects hold play a crucial role in helping us contextualise our place in the world and shape our sense of self and identity.
Taking this as our starting point, Yasmin invites you to reflect on a specific food or object that holds a memory or personal story that is important to you and your sense of identity. In the workshop, we will share our selected objects and the stories they hold before hand-building and moulding them in clay form, resulting in own collection of personal treasures and shared memories on our communal ‘kitchen table’.
After the workshop, Yasmin will fire and plain glaze your creations, so they are ready for you to collect from the Nunnery Gallery after the workshop.
All materials provided – no experience with clay required.
This workshop will take place either in our outdoor courtyard (if the weather is on our side!) or in our indoor courtyard room at our main site at Bow Arts Trust, E3 2SJ.
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. PLEASE EMAIL NUNNERY@BOWARTS.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.
Concession rate applies to students, over 65s, under 18s, Bow Arts artists, National Art Pass members, and key workers
More about Yasmin Falahat
Yasmin is a multi-disciplinary artist and ceramicist based in east London. After graduating from studying Textile Design BA at Chelsea College of Art in 2014 and doing various creative jobs, Yasmin did a short ceramics course in 2018 and started selling her ceramics later that year. Her pomegranate and fig ceramics, inspired by her mixed heritage, have been featured in Vanity Fair, House Beautiful, Real Homes Magazine, Living Etc, Homes & Antiques and The Observer Food Monthly.
Access information
The Bow Arts Trust office has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site but blue badge parking can be found 500m away on Fairfield Road.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 3967 1643.
Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm
Address: Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.
Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.
Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.
