'Ma uka to Ma kai' with The More-Than-Human Book Club

Saturday 10 May, 14.30 - 15.30  

Title graphic showing the words 'Hawaii Ma uka to Ma kai Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape' with the letters filled in with a quilt image, and waves motif also depicted from photograph of a quilt.

Event organised by The More-Than-Human Book Club

Tickets: £11.55. Book here

Come and join the More-Than-Human Book Club's May event, when they'll be at the Pitt Rivers Museum discussing the Ma uka to Ma kai: Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape exhibition. 

About this event:

We will gather together in a behind-the-scenes room at the museum from 14.15 and the event will run from 14.30-15.30, and afterwards you will be very welcome to join us for tea and further informal conversations.

We are delighted to say that the exhibition's curator Dr Marenka Thompson-Odlum will be with us on the day, to introduce us to the subject and to share some special exhibits with us.

We then usually begin our sessions by going around the table and individually sharing our thoughts and responses to the artworks, before engaging in a gently-guided group discussion.

Questions we might explore include: what most surprised you about the exhibition; how has it changed your understanding of Hawaii's ecology; which exhibit did you feel particularly drawn to and why; and various other questions that allow us to explore our emotional, sensory and intellectual responses to the works.

No previous knowledge or expertise is required to attend and there will be no pressure to speak if you're feeling too shy. You would be very welcome to just come along and listen.

Please make sure to visit the Ma uka to Ma kai exhibition before you attend the discussion. It is free to visit and located in the Pitt Rivers Special Exhibition space. If you're going to visit it on the day, it's best to leave at least one hour in order to see everything.

This event is for people aged 18 and over.

About The Book Club:

The More-Than-Human Book Club is an ecology discussion series that takes place monthly. We are usually based at The Barbican Centre in London but we are semi-nomadic and also run events outdoors, online and at other institutions. We are drawn to radical, progressive ideas and like to discuss wildness, ecology and the natural world and how they intersect with - and find their forms in - art, literature, and films. We have amongst us artists, researchers, ecologists, academics and writers, and everyone is welcome. If you're into deep nature experiences, literature, science, art and ideas, please do join us - we would love to have you there.