Come make your own underground creatures! Inspired by Liverpool Biennial installation Heaven in the Ground by DARCH, exploring our connection with other species.

This year we were delighted to be a commissioning partner for Liverpool Biennial and worked with artists DARCH, the collective practice of Umulkhayr Mohamed and Radha Patel, to create a sound piece, displayed at FACT and Crosby Library.

The narrative in the sound piece imagines that Um and Radha have been buried and are seeking each other in the afterlife, encountering all sorts of creatures and speeches in the underworld.

Join us for this family workshop where young families are invited to make some of these underground creatures out of clay with artist Ellie Towers! Expect insects, strange made up creatures of our own, world building, and plenty of soil!

Ellie Towers is a Liverpool based artist who collages hand sculpted, painted and drawn elements into 3D environments, creating fictional, digital and physical spaces. Using a mixture of fantasy and personal reference, her artworks include narrative-based films, interactive props and explorable installations with various imagined landscapes. Ellie often works collaboratively with other artists and young people, hoping to provoke a thoughtful outlook on world building and community.

Please note: this is a messy workshop with clay, paint and soil. Children to be supervised at all times, and parents/carers are encouraged to join in.