The Relational Forest

Event Information

Join artist Becky Lyon and Stanmore Country Park Warden David Rice for a walk with the woodlands illuminating its lively network of relations. As we walk we will take part in short practices to inspire us to pay close attention to the connections we can see (like symbiosis between plants and pollinators, the hybridity of lichen) and those we can’t see (like mycelial networks and inter-tree communication)! We’ll contemplate the ways humans and our ecology are interwoven and interdependent.

Stanmore Country Park is a hidden gem, a stone’s throw from the Jubilee line boasting verdant secondary woodland, open grassland and wildflower meadows tended to by local volunteers.

Useful information:

• This event will take place outdoors so come dressed for the weather!

• This event will involve some gentle movement

• If you can please bring a cup (and let us know if you have any allergens).

• There are no toilets on site 

• The site is step-free but the ground is woodland so may not be suitable for wheelchair users - please contact us if you have any queries.

This event is crafted for an adult audience and is probably most suitable for 12+

Contributors

Becky Lyon

Becky Lyon is an artist exploring how art practice can illuminate and re-enchant relationships to our animate and inter-relational ecology. Her work takes multiple forms including installation, ritual, participatory projects, image-making and research artefacts. She hosts numerous events and gatherings designed to excite and inspired people to build more care-full connections with urban ecology for the likes of Natural England and London Interdisciplinary School and is a ranger for London National Park City. She has an MA Art & Science from Central Saint Martins and is currently studying MA Art & Ecology at Goldsmiths University.

https://www.elasticfiction.co/

David Rice

David Rice is warden of Stanmore Country Park, one of several green spaces cared for by Harrow Conservation Forum a Sub-Committee of the Harrow Heritage Trust. He has has a wide ranging career in ecology first training as a physicist before becoming policy director for an oil company, then a post-graduate lecturer. He is now retired, maintaining the nature reserve and overseeing volunteers.

https://www.harrowncf.org/