QUEER/EARTH: GOQ x AUBANE BERTHOMME MARTINEZ

About the workshop

Performance art & collective writing session in nature 🌱

The Plant Massage workshop is a collective experience where our senses are stimulated by the surrounding environment through play, touch and connection. An experience of plants and natural elements in a new sensual way, used as inspiration for a collective writing practice. You will be guided by the talented performance and visual artist Aubane.The workshop takes place in the beautiful and peacefully hidden garden of the "Cultuurhistorische Plantentuin" in Charlois, Rotterdam.

Whether you are an experienced writer or completely new to the medium, this space invites anyone interested in exploring collective writing and sensorial stimulation in a casual, inclusive, intimate, and supportive environment.

Individuals of any age are welcome.

🌱 About the artist:

Aubane is a research-based curator and multidisciplinary artist using self-representation and intersectional analysis. Initially exploring gender and sexuality, their practice evolved to the reframing of exoticized and classical Western aesthetics, honoring and reclaiming representations of their [working ]class and [Mediterranean] diaspora. Aubane's work is political, kitsch, colorful, humorous, sensorial and tender.

Instagram: @aubane.bm

Portfolio: https://linktr.ee/aubane.bm

• Language skills:

Collective texts are written in English, but fluency is not required. Other languages may be incorporated depending on group dynamics and individual styles.

• Workshop structure & description:

After everyone has introduced themselves briefly to the group, the session will alternate between sensory stimulations with plants and natural elements and dedicated writing moments, which will turn into a collectively written work.

Participants will be provided with water/cold drinks and papers. They must bring their own pens.

• Extra information

Please be aware that, to avoid disrupting the session, latecomers won’t be allowed in. Please ensure you arrive before the session begins.

Note: the sensorial and physical aspects of this specific workshop are not intended to be sexual or erotic, and such input will not be tolerated during the physical moments. Participants interested in exploring an atmosphere with erotic or sensual elements are more than welcome to contact the host to arrange a tailor-made workshop for a future session.