Renowned artist, and former SVA associate, Richard Layzell, will be in residence from April 23rd to 25th in and out of the gallery. Richard Layzell is currently Creative Ecologist at the LUX London and course leader for Print + Time Based Media at Wimbledon College of Arts.
How to Name a Tree
A performance about Richard Layzell’s many ecological experiences over the past two years. He’s travelled across five continents to find these discoveries, with his fictional collaborator Kino Paxton.
Along the way they’ve encountered the brown bear, the streaky headed seedeater, the pied butcherbird, the site of the first eco-action above a Norwegian waterfall, the composers Hollis Taylor and Errollyn Wallen, gross deception in Hastings, the largest ghost gum tree in Australia and the madness triggered by extreme poverty or extreme wealth in New Brunswick Canada.
Other Events
‘How to Name a Tree’ workshop on April 25th 11am – 12.30pm on a drop-in basis.
‘Not Green’ Exclusive Walk Experience on April 25th 3pm-4pm : An exclusive walk experience with Richard, setting off from SVA, and exploring the ecological underbelly and biodiversity of Stroud. Numbers strictly limited (15 max). This is free but please book: office@sva.org.uk
Even though this event has been postponed we are working hard on continuing to support the fantastic range of artists that we work with by securing new dates with them and we are hoping to keep a lot of the incredible programme that we had booked. So look out here for the rescheduled events and online events.
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