Where do you go when you rest? Or when you play? Or when you create? Do you have barriers to engaging with the outdoors? How would you reimagine your local green spaces? And who really owns the green?
Across Sept - Oct 2023, a series of experimental workshops* and a showcase pop up will be coming to Bristol to further understand what it means to be a marginalised or neurodiverse person engaging with nature, and how can local, historically disadvantaged communities be a part of co-creating an immersive, multi-sensory experience that is inspired by nature and designed to be neurodiverse-friendly.
*participants are paid and/or travel covered in all workshops.
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Nigerian-born and Bristol-raised,
Emma Blake Morsi (Studio Morsi) is an award-winning multi-disciplinary arts producer who has teamed up with local creatives Posi Ayorinde (aka
Irish Mellow) and
Ruby Pugh to develop the multi-sensory, nature-inspired experience
“Where do we go when we ________?”, which aims to meaningfully connect marginalised communities to nature through decolonised play and immersive art. A space that both amazes and bewilders, it utilises creative tech, visual art, sound and installations to take people through a mindful journey.
As part of the Grounding Technologies research and development (R&D) programme, we will be working closely with local residents and communities to delve deeper into sensory research; specifically, hoping to better understand what multi-sensory elements will be best suited to create a space that’s intersectional and caters to neurodiverse people and those on the spectrum.
“Where do we go when we ________?” has been informed from 2.5 years of R&D across various residencies & research projects; most notably, Nature As A Resting Tool project by Emma Blake Morsi.
Grounding Technologies is delivered in collaboration with Watershed's Pervasive Media Studios and University of West of England (UWE), and is funded by Bristol + Bath Creative R+D. This experimental programme specifically aims to explore how creative tech can be utilised as part of climate action. //
This questionnaire is anonymous and your answers will not be stored with your name or contact details unless voluntarily provided. You have the option to voluntarily disclose your name and email address at the end if you're open to us contacting you about upcoming events as part of “Where do we go when we ________?” and how to participate.
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Thank you for your time.
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For more info: https://www.emmablakemorsi.co.uk/projects/where-do-we-go-when-we
If interested in finding out more about the project, including how to engage further or support, please contact us on wheredowego@emmablakemorsi.co.uk
