Out to Dry

Out To Dry by Andy Freeman and Samantha Penn is a public installation exploring how the microplastics used in clothing make their way into waterway systems via washing machines.

Visit the Out to Dry project website: http://outtodry.org.uk/

The installation consists of a series of washing machines presenting homespun experiments that raise questions about the ways clothes are made, worn and washed, provoking a new understanding of the microscopic particles hidden in the mud of the estuary and the journey they take through the pipes in our houses from the clothes we wear.

Out to Dry artist events - Sunday 13 June 12-12:45 & 2-2:45
Join Andy Freeman and Sam Penn as they introduce the Out To Dry project. Find out how microplastics travel from our wardrobes and washing machines, through the sewerage system and into the rivers, mudflats and marshes of Essex.
Book online advanced bookings only, limited numbers

Initially commissioned by Metal for Estuary 2021 festival and funded by Arts Council England.

When

Friday 21st May 2021 to
Saturday 12th June 2021

Where

Dutch Barn, opposite Wat Tyler Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane
Pitsea, Basildon
SS16 4UH

Travel

Nearest railway station Pitsea (C2C).

Access

Ground floor full disabled access.

Website

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Event Artists

Andy Freeman

Andy Freeman has produced digital and visual artworks and interventions since the late 1990s.

Samantha Penn

Independent practice based researcher who since 2016 has researched washing machines as influential but unnoticed agents of cultural and technical change.