Workshop | Gemma Thompson | Drawing Into Print: Soundwalking
Saturday, 2 May, 9am – 12pm | $75
Room 11, Studio One, Toi Tū, 1 Ponsonby Road.
Experience soundwalking with artist Gemma Thompson.
This exciting new workshop focuses on expressive and experimental mark-making resulting from slowing down and tuning into the sounds of your surrounding environment while walking.
As you walk, you’ll record the soundscape as various lines, marks and textures. Once back in the studio, these drawings will be transformed into simple drypoint prints using recycled Tetra Pak.
Gemma will guide you through inking and printing your drypoints into unique edition to take home with you. Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique where images are carved into a plate, inked, and then printed under pressure using a press to create richly detailed prints.
Spaces are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment! Age: 18 +
What to bring:
- Comfortable walking shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting a bit inky.
- All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favourite drawing tools and a sketchbook.
About the artist:
Gemma Thompson is a visual artist and musician whose practice finds a unique dialogue between poetic form and soundscape. Working across drawing, print, and sound, she explores and records sonic experience of place. Originally from London, she is now based in Pōneke, New Zealand.
Thompson studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London, graduating in 2008, before pursuing a career as a professional musician and composer. In 2011, she became a founding member of the critically acclaimed band Savages, writing two Mercury Prize-nominated albums and touring internationally. In 2021, she completed an MA in Fine Art Printmaking at UAL Camberwell College of Arts, where she developed a body of work centred on experimental graphic scores.
Instagram: @gemma_s_thompson @tondo_band @savagesband
Website: www.gemmathompsonstudio.com
Note: Don’t miss Gemma’s FREE Sound Performance on Saturday, 2 May at 7pm, Auckland Old Folks Association, 8 Gundry Street, Auckland.
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