WORKSHOP: Tides of Care – Sensing the Hydrocommons

*In English

Meeting in Prostor at 11:00

The workshop invites participants to experience water as something shared across human and non-human and to reflect on care practices through multisensory engagement with nature and the sea.
Participants move through phases of embodied connection, attentive observation, and artistic response. We will take a multisensory silent walk in Marjan Park to the sea shore where we will do simple exercises and discuss the notion of “hydrocommons”. The participants will be introduced to the concepts of hydrocommons inspired by Astrida Neimanis and get to translate sensory and emotional impressions into a material form. If the weather conditions allow, they will also learn to make cyanotypes or anthotype, based on the natural materials collected during the workshop. Alternatively, we will focus on drawing and writing. We will finalize with a communal tea ritual using local herbs, sharing thoughts and reflections.

The workshop is led by the artist Alexandra Stroganova.

Alexandra Stroganova (b. 1990) is a transdisciplinary artist based in Helsinki. She holds an MA degree in Nordic Visual Studies and Art Education, with a minor in Visual Culture, Curating, and Contemporary Art from Aalto University, Finland. Her artistic work spans a wide range of media, combining research with experimental uses of materials and sustainable practices. Currently, Alexandra is drawn to alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype, anthotype, and analogue photography. Through her artistic practice, Stroganova challenges the divides between nature and culture, human and non-human, and past-present-future. In her work, Alexandra draws on feminist philosophies such as new materialism and hydrofeminism, promoting the ethics of care and attentiveness, where more-than-human agents such as water, plants, and fungi become active collaborators.

Language of the workshop: English

The workshop is open for all adults. No previous knowledge or artistic background is needed. Materials are included.
Participation is free of charge, spaces are limited.
**Reserve your spot by sending email to info@culturehubcroatia.hr**