The Build

Workshop 1 - Saturday 24th October, 11am–1pm / Workshop 2 - Saturday 31st October, 11am–1pm Live artwork/exhibition opening - Saturday 7th November As part of the exhibition, Eve will build a large concrete wall that travels through the different spaces of the gallery. During the opening, participants will work alongside Eve to build, dismantle and rebuild sections of the wall, using physical tasks developed through the two workshops. No previous experience of performance, movement or bricklaying is needed! The workshops form part of Eve's ongoing research into how ideas of threat and masculinity are socially constructed, and how they can come to feel concrete or immovable. Through manual labour and collective physical action, the project explores what happens when these structures are built, challenged and pulled apart. Eve is particularly interested in working with men from Margate who have different or marginalised experiences of masculinity, including working-class men, trans men, men who have experience of the criminal justice system, and men of different ages and body types. You don't need to consider yourself a performer or an artist. You just need to be interested in trying something physical, working with other people and being part of the making of a live artwork. There will likely be a broad range of people taking part, and the workshops will be adapted to the group. Protective equipment including gloves, masks, shoe protection and trowels will be provided. Please note that the workshop space is not step-free.