Wednesday, March 19th from 4-6pm in Hopkins Hall room 358
As a symbiotic being, lichen’s fungal partner learns to collaborate with their green, photosynthetic partner. How can we practice collaborating closely with plants in their living form? Can we wear them without harming them? What do we take? What do we give?
Join our experimental, hands-on workshop with Alex Buchan, to explore making wearables with living plants. This workshop will include sewing with non-traditional and waste stream materials in addition to incorporating plants. Materials provided, though participants are welcome to bring their own fabrics or waste-stream items to incorporate as well. Play and experimentation encouraged!
About the Artist: Alex Buchan works as a prospector, excavating modern masculinity through sculptures and installations to present a caring, queer alternative that prioritizes empathy and resilience. His constructions of recontextualized objects and building materials combined with large scale prints offer windows into social webs that are often overlooked. As part of his ongoing symbiosis with the Lichen Likers, he focuses on ways to utilize waste stream materials to support life, with vestments that encourage us to think about the ways we interact with plants on a daily basis. He received his BFA in Sculpture from The Ohio State University, and is currently pursuing his MFA at Ohio University.