SVA | Stroud Valleys Artspace: Cultivating Connections: Plants Can Dance with DJ Brian d’Souza (Auntie Flo) Workshop

Plants Can Dance (and Mushrooms Sing) is an immersive workshop hosted by Brian d’Souza, also known as Auntie Flo, with Lamine Toure, co-founder of Repot plant shop. It explores biosonification, a process in which the electronic signals produced by plants and fungi are converted into sound and music using modular synthesizers and other equipment.

Participants are invited to experiment with these sounds in a relaxed, hands-on session. The workshop begins with an introduction to the process and the science behind it, then gives attendees the chance to try out easy-to-use tools and create music from nature.

No prior musical or botany knowledge is needed, and the session is suitable for all ages.

The experience also includes a mini-terrarium building workshop led by Mona, Lamine’s partner and Repot co-founder. Using all materials provided, you will create your own self-sustaining plant ecosystem in a mini-vial to wear as a necklace or keep as a memento, and take your finished terrarium home on the night.