A Photographic Exchange with Manuel Vason

One of our most popular workshops for The Ash Project was with internationally renowned performance photographer Manuel Vason, the workshop was held over two day in the foothills of the Kent Downs near sugar loaf hill in Folkestone. The workshop allowed participants to develop unique intimate and physical relationships with the subject of the ash tree. Working for the first day on developing sensory experiences in a hall and then spending the second day working to create a series of performed actions for the camera. The works below are a documentation of these exercises of connection.

Participant Feedback

“The weekend workshop was such a wonderful, enriching experience. Being with other creatives with the backdrop of the woodland helped explore creative practices.”

“Manuel’s teaching was excellent, everyone on the workshop was respectful and keen to participate.”

“Manuel is a fantastic workshop facilitator with a strong collaborative style which allows artists their own space within it”

“Great number of participants, any more and it would not have been the wonderful event that it was”

Art works