Light Sensitive: Lumen Printing Workshop & Tea Tasting

The artist duo and Fall Artists in Residence, Aleksandra Wałaszek & Samuel Stevens, invite participants to explore the landscape and history surrounding the Headlands Center for the Arts. Using the lumen printing photographic technique, participants will document their impressions of Headlands’ flora –walking away with a postcard sized print.

While the photographs are being captured by the sun the artists will serve a wild fennel ferment called Nuclear Tea. Based on Surica, a Polish folk beverage named after a Slavic sun goddess, wild yeasts and bacteria are cultured from fresh cut herbs, flowers and fruits to create a sour and sweet probiotic drink.

By engaging with the more-than-human (hi)stories visitors are encouraged to observe and question an environment shaped by military history and conservation. Exploring the vocabulary used in plant sciences and cultural landscape management, the workshop asks: can shifts in language help us relearn the world around us and reconsider its histories?

Program Overview

Date & Time
Sunday, October 25 | 12-1PM

Location
The Commons (area between Buildings 944 & 945) at Headlands Center for the Arts

Schedule
12PM Welcome
12:15PM Demonstration
12:30PM Printing
12:45PM Tea tasting
1PM Workshop concludes

Please RSVP here to attend. Recommended for ages 15 and up. No prior experience is necessary. All materials will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact Juliana Gerdts, Headlands' Program Manager, at jgerdts@headlands.org.

The workshop will take place outdoors, mainly in The Commons: a flat area between Buildings 944 and 945 accessible to people with mobility aids. Please note that some optional activities may involve moving around the Headlands campus, including areas with uneven terrain.