Past event
Net-Zero Press: Workshop Sharing stories from the print room floor
In histories of art as in contemporary practice, we rarely consider where ink wiped off a printing plate ends up or how reams of trial proofs get recycled. When we celebrate end products of creation, we silence and conceal the flows of waste to which all ‘making' inevitably contributes.
This workshop aims to bring together community stakeholders, educators and practitioners across the printmaking landscape of Scotland to ‘start from trash' as we trace waste flows in print shops and act on these data to propose strategies for making studio spaces, from classrooms to open-access workshops, less toxic and more sustainable.
Across the day, local printmakers will tell the story of one material they use, tracking its lifespan from acquisition through consumption and disposal. Materials covered will include madder root, juice cartons, origami screenprints, squid ink and algae. There will be opportunities for discussion throughout the workshop and the chance to take a tour of the DCA Print Studio.
Tea and coffee will be provided.