21st March, 7:00pm at Hapworks_00
We’re delighted to have Dundee-based artist, musician and author Siôn Parkinson joining us for one night only as the next Hapworks Takeover! On Fri 21 March, join Siôn for an intimate performance lecture — part talk, part live musical experiment — exploring the strange, multisensory world of the stinkhorn mushroom.
Timed to coincide with the North American release of his book Stinkhorn, Siôn will lead an evening of sound, image, and choral humming. His book, Stinkhorn: How Nature’s Most Foul-Smelling Mushroom Can Change the Way We Listen (Sternberg), examines the deep connections between sound and smell across language, philosophy, natural history, and art, inviting readers to open their minds to the musical potential in unpleasant odours.
Book your ticket to join the evening from 7–9pm, Fri 21 March! The event is free to attend but booking is required. Limited copies of Stinkhorn will be available for purchase at the end of the event for £25.
When:
Fri 21 March
7–9pm (doors 6.30pm)
Where:
Hapworks_00
7 Castle Street
Dundee DD1 3AA
Siôn Parkinson is an artist, musician, performer, and author investigating our sensory relationship with the more-than-human world. He is a research fellow at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where he is investigating the olfactory heritage of fungi—mushroom odours that hold cultural or historical significance due to their associations with particular places, objects, and traditions. He is based in Dundee. (@sionparkinson)
Hapworks has been enabled by Creative Dundee with support from Creative Scotland’s Recovery Fund for Cultural Organisations and Dundee City Council’s Vacant to Vibrant initiative. Head to the Hapworks website for more about the shared vision for creative space in Dundee.
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