Concrete Imaginings – RE/Walk Inspiral 10th Anniversary Festival
May 31 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Concrete Imaginings – Book HERE
Afternoon 31st May 3:30 – 6pm
We meet outside main entrance of Rainham Station.
Concrete imaginings is an Inspiral meander walk through the edgelands of London to the industrial heritage of the widening Thames, with drawing. Led by artists Birgitta Hosea and Sarah Sparkes.
Engaging all the senses and using drawing and writing, we will record thoughts, sounds, lines, shapes and smells along the way. We will end up at the WW2 concrete barges on Frog Island where we will assemble all notes and sketches made on the walk into concrete visual poems. No previous experience of drawing or creative writing required. All materials will be provided.
Access: This is a shortish walk over easy terrain and we will be stopping regularly. There are some steps to navigate with ramps as an alternative to these. Please bring water and refreshments and wear suitable walking shoes.
Note: if you go to the morning Made in the Mardyke Walk at the other side of the marshes, Inspiral will arrange transport from Chafford Hundred to Rainham – if public transport is difficult, so you can enjoy a full day of marshy and concrete imaginings. There are scheduled trains from Chafford Hundred Lakeside to Grays – change train at Grays to Rainham (Journey times 14.56 – 15.33pm).
