Labour: Birth of a New Museum
Closed-door workshop led by Grace Ndiritu
We are excited to announce a new closed-door workshop by artist, activist and shaman Grace Ndiritu. Titled Labour: Birth of a New Museum, this intimate and spiritual event invites a group of pregnant participants to embark on a shamanic activation session in which they will discover the ‘soul’ name of their unborn child. By drawing out new energies and a new generation of creative spirits in the gallery, Ndiritu continues her exploration of performance and non-rational methodologies within a museum context.
For Nottingham Contemporary, Ndiritu will centre ideas of lineage and legacy, drawing on indigenous beliefs that current generations live and work for their future seventh generation. Set within The Temple, a newly commissioned installation by Ndiritu as part of the exhibition Our Silver City, 2094, this workshop speaks to one central urgency: to leave the planet better for future generations.
Ndiritu’s workshop builds upon her previous shamanic performances at: Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona (2017); Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers, Paris (2016); Glasgow School of Art (2015); Galveston Artists Residency, Texas (2015); Museum Modern of Art, Warsaw (2014); Musée Chasse et Nature and Centre Pompidou, Paris (2013).
For any questions, or to speak to a member of staff before booking onto the event, please contact Olivia Aherne oaherne@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Details:
- The workshop is free and open to pregnant people in their second or third trimester
- The event will include a maximum of 12 participants
- Participants can expect to be sitting on beanbags, cushions or lying down on carpet for the entire workshop
- No incense or candles will be used
- Low-volume music will be played, and the artist will be playing a shamanic hand-drum
- The journey is a gentle yet deep process, similar to a hypno-session
- The workshop will be documented by a photographer