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Cat Hart and Amber Martin-Smith

This participatory art project will use local materials from Hadleigh Farm Estate to create temporary land-based sculptures.

Hadleigh Park

This participatory art project led by artists Amber Martin-Smith and Cat Hart. It uses local materials from Hadleigh Farm Estate to create temporary land-based sculptures by adapting the technique of rammed earth – a sustainable building method and alternative to cement which produces 8% of worldwide carbon emissions. Together with the artists, you will create a series of ‘sand castles’ that will hold their structure temporarily, but break down over time. These 10” x 10” sculptures will be made from local soil, clay, sand, manure/compost, and will be infused with the seeds of local plants that will germinate as the castles slowly break down. These sand/soil castles highlight the site’s history of strategic defense, from the 13th century when Hadleigh Castle was built, to the use of the Hadleigh farm lands for an anti-aircraft battery during WW2. The incorporation of local clay, fertilizer from the farm, and sand speaks to the specificity of the Estuary environment, and the use of the clay-rich soil for farming and brickmaking during the Salvation Army Farm Colony heyday. The impermanent nature of these sculptures references how temporary our human endeavours are as the castles crumble and return to the land from which they came, echoing the ruins of Hadleigh Castle. The incorporation of seeds from local, Estuary-based plants will allow the possibility for something new to grow from the ruins of these sculptures as nature reasserts itself. Participants are invited to join the artists to build the castles and ‘plant’ them creating structures that can be observed over time. This practice also encourages recipriocity, as we are playing a part in tending to a small area in a landscape that holds us whether we are walkers, cyclists, infrequent visitors or locals. We will focus in a small area, but participants are encouraged to walk around the park to visit sculptures made by the artists at points of interest. During the placement of the castles, the artists will share local history, information about Estuary ecologies, and about the uses of the plants which will grow from the crumbled form of the sculptures. Important information- We will be meeting at the Tea rooms, Salvation Army Hadleigh Training Centre Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AP.We will then take a short walk to our site together where we will stay for the duration of the workshop.An email with any extra information will be sent out the night before.

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