Bethnal Green Nature Reserve

Dig 4: Mobile phone microscopy & ‘stained glass’ collage

Urban Mudlarking at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Phytology’s Artist in Residence: Ellie Doney. Over the summer months Ellie will lead a series of public ‘digs’, urban mudlarking, excavating, analysing & archiving found materials.

11am till 1pm – followed by a shared lunch

Using a clip-on microscope and mobile phones will enable us to closely look at the site on micro scale, revealing the mini-landscapes within Phytology. The workshop will begin with a guided dig and foraging session to select items old or new, natural or man-made to look at using our phones.

Using the photographic and video footage captured, we will print the close-ups on transparent film, collage our own ‘stained glass window’ (to be viewed on the Phytology shed’s round window), and we will upload the films to the project website.

Book your place here.

Urban Mudlarking at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Phytology’s Artist in Residence: Ellie Doney. Over the summer months Ellie will lead a series of public ‘digs’, urban mudlarking, excavating, analysing & archiving found materials. 11am till 1pm – followed by a shared lunch Using a clip-on microscope and mobile phones will enable us to closely look at the site on micro scale, revealing the mini-landscapes within Phytology. The workshop will begin with a guided dig and foraging session to select items old or new, natural or man-made to look at using our phones. Using the photographic and video footage captured, we will print the close-ups on transparent film, collage our own ‘stained glass window’ (to be viewed on the Phytology shed’s round window), and we will upload the films to the project website. Book your place here.