For STEAM Week and beyond, Rotherhithe Primary School is very pleased to welcome artist and author Kandace Walker who will be working with small groups for the next couple of weeks.
About Kandace:
Kandace Siobhan Walker is a writer and artist of Jamaican-Canadian, Saltwater Geechee and Welsh heritage. Her practice explores the intersections of personal history with wider social movements and systems. Dreams, displacement, belonging, care, community, spirituality and justice are recurring themes in her work. Her writing has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry Wales and The Guardian and has aired on Channel 4 and BBC Radio 4. She is the author of Kaleido (Bad Betty Press, 2022) and Cowboy (CHEERIO, 2023).
Walker has an MA in Black British Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London. Previous exhibitions include Turner House, Swansea; Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff; and a Wales Venice 10 Commission from Artes Mundi. Walker won The White Review Poet’s Prize in 2021 and The Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize in 2019.
You can find out more by visiting Kandace’s website here.
You can also join Kandace on Instagram here.
Our Workshops:
Throughout her time with us, Kandace will be working with small groups discussing Dendrology. Dendrology, the scientific study of trees and woody plants, focuses on their identification, classification, and characteristics, helping us understand the crucial role they play in ecosystems.
This branch of botany integrates aspects of ecology, forestry, and biology, aiding dendrologists and students alike in recognizing tree species by features such as leaves, bark, and growth habits. Through dendrology, we gain invaluable insights into biodiversity and conservation efforts, promoting healthier forest management and sustainable practices.
The children will be looking at many species of trees, their characteristics, colours, shapes and making sketches and paintings of their findings. Kandace will be collating all of the finished art at the end of her time to create a short film to showcase them, which will be part of a larger presentation at the Southwark Park Gallery.
We took some pictures of Kandace working with a group this morning, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please click on the thumbnails for a larger view.
Gallery:
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