Name: Micro Worlds
Start: 2026-07-18T14:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-18T16:30:00+01:00
Location: The UP Garden

Micro Worlds

UCL East Engagement

A creative making workshop with artist Emma Smith, exploring the hidden species, airborne ecologies and unseen connections that surround us

The UP Garden

<h3>Micro Worlds: A Creative Making Workshop</h3>Join us for Micro Worlds: an intergenerational creative making session with artist <a href="https://www.emma-smith.com/" title="https://www.emma-smith.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Emma Smith</a>, exploring the invisible species and airborne ecologies that connect us. Working with natural materials we will imagine and create forms inspired by unseen life moving through the air around us - from pollen, spores, and seeds to DNA and microscopic organisms.Hosted in partnership with <a href="https://www.theupgarden.org/" title="https://www.theupgarden.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The UP Garden</a>, an upcycled community hub for growing, gathering and connecting, this relaxed session will reveal the micro worlds and unseen connections in the air through conversation, exploring the garden, and hands-on making.<h3>Event Details</h3>Date: Saturday 18 JulyTimings:Arrivals: 14.15 - 14.30Workshop: 14.30 - 16.30Location: The UP Garden, Eric Cl, London E7 0AYNo experience needed - just curiosity in the unseen life around us. Open to adults, young people, families and anyone interested in creative making and ecology.This workshop is for people of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Refreshments provided.

<h3>Manifold</h3>The Micro Worlds workshop forms part of the Manifold project’s seasonal exploration of airborne pathways linking communities between the River Lea and the River Roding, shifting perspective to encounter the multi-species worlds of Newham and Redbridge.Manifold is an art project by Emma Smith with<a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/news/2025/sep/new-ucl-multi-lab-open-ucl-east-giving-second-life-recycled-modular-labs" title="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/news/2025/sep/new-ucl-multi-lab-open-ucl-east-giving-second-life-recycled-modular-labs" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> UCL Multi Lab</a> and local communities, which offers a programme of activities, embedded in Multi Lab research and local knowledge, to unlearn ecological autonomy and deepen understanding of our being part of local and global ecologies.

<h3>Access to Venue</h3>The UP Garden, Eric Cl, London E7 0AY (gates are between 1-4 and 5-10 Eric Close).Public transport: The nearest station is Forest Gate (Overground), around a 10 minute walk from The UP Garden. The area is well served by buses and the closest bus stops are Bignold Road, Sidney Road (Stop Y), Talbot Road (Stop Z) and Wanstead Flats (Stop B).Walking &amp; cycling: The garden encourages sustainable travel and provides cycle and scooter parking.Parking: Limited on-street parking is available in the surrounding area, though public transport is recommended.

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