The walk with Alisa Oleva in April will invite us to pay attention to the textures and surfaces around us and how we experience the city through touch. 

Is the city cold or warm? What materials is it made of? How many textures can you find around you? Which surfaces do you avoid and which give you pleasure? How do we imprint ourselves onto the city and how does it imprint itself onto us? We will start together at The CarWash with some arrival exercises and then go out into the streets to make rubbings of surfaces and textures, to map buildings through touch, to walk with a blindfold exploring the streets with our hands, to walk trying to step on as many different surfaces as we can and to inventory all the imprints and traces around us. 

The walk is open to anyone – please come along if you are curious to explore walking and the city in a playful, critical, thoughtful and poetic way. It will start and finish at The CarWash in Shoreditch, 1 Quaker Street, London, E1 6SZ.  There is no need to bring anything, but try to travel light and dress accordingly as it will proceed in any weather.

This event is free to attend. However spaces are limited, please RSVP using the form below to confirm your spot. 

Event is for 18+. For any questions or access needs about the walk email olivia.skalkos@buildhollywood.co.uk

WALK: our series of free monthly urban art walks, hosted by performance and walking artist Alisa Oleva is part of our Your Space Or Mine project.