Sip, Scratch and Sculpt, the expanded arts of making contact with nature.

Recorded live at This is Nature+ at Camley Street Natural Park, this episode brings together London National Park City Ranger Becky Lyon and Imogen Malpas (founder of climate-conscious clubbing collective Club SOL) to explore how we can make contact with nature through everyday culture, sound, and the senses. In this episodeWhat counts as “nature engagement”, and who gets to define itRaves, coffee, sculpture, and other “unexpected” routes into nature connectionTouch, sound, smell, and the body as forms of knowledge (and resistance)Participation over perfection, making invitations rather than outputsCommunity, conflict, joy, and why gathering still mattersAbout the guestsBecky Lyon - artist, PhD researcher, and London National Park City Ranger (Barnet)Read: Becky Lyon’s Ranger story London National Park CityExplore: The Department of Artecology London National Park CityFollow: @elastic_fictionImogen Malpas - founder of Club SOL, former environmental journalist, currently at medical schoolFollow: @clubs0l InstagramRead more: In conversation with Imogen Malpas Links and referencesVisit: Camley Street Natural Park London Wildlife TrustFollow: OpenAREA on InstagramMore from this series:Open Area Podcast Ep 1 - Rachy McEwan and Kalpana Arias London National Park CityOpen Area Podcast Ep 2 - Moja Collective (Shukura Babirye) London National Park CityCreditsPart of a limited edition podcast series created in collaboration with Open Area, recorded live at Camley Street Nature Park during the Open Area This is Nature+ takeover. London National Park CityExplore more London National Park City Podcasts