As part of the exhibition Muddy Minds, REST hosted a special kids’ workshop with Studio Dicky. Working outdoors on the farm, the children dyed textiles with mud pulled from different layers of soil, some of it thousands of years old. Every layer had its own tone, and mixed with water, the mud became paint. With brushes or simply by hand, the children drew the animals they imagined had lived here in times long before us. We cut branches from the willow trees to make poles, turning the painted fabrics into flags. Together, we carried them in a procession through the excavation site, around the lake, and over the heaps of earth dug up during the archaeological research, getting more than a little muddy along the way.

Studio Dicky develops and organizes art-educational projects and workshops that introduce children to art and culture in an accessible way. Through these projects, Studio Dicky builds close and inspiring collaborations with artists, working together to create a compelling program that translates between art and audience through film, workshops, and curation.

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