Cartographies of Touch – Body, Matter, and Writing – Summer of Culture 2026

DATE: Thursday 20th August 

TIMES: 10am – 12pm

Explore creative writing through movement, touch and the senses in this welcoming workshop. Through guided exercises, you’ll use what you notice through movement, touch and the world around you as inspiration for writing.

Open to artists, educators and anyone interested in trying a different approach to creative writing, the workshop encourages you to slow down, pay attention and discover new ways to turn your experiences into words.

Materials Provided:
All workshop materials will be provided.

What to Bring:
Yoga mat

Notebook and pencil

Optional: 

Water bottle

Tutor Bio:

Paloma Durante is a Brazilian artist, writer, and educator working at the intersection of art and pedagogy. Her practice explores embodied and participatory learning through performance, somatic research, and experimental writing. She develops workshops and laboratories that invite participants to engage with the body as a site of knowledge, focusing on touch, movement, perception, and collective experience. Her work has been presented internationally through residencies and independent projects in Brazil and the UK, creating spaces for creative inquiry, shared learning, and sensory-based artistic exploration.

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