Welcome Voyage with Rhona Byrne | Join the Crew

Join artist Rhona Byrne for a three-day exploratory voyage through Southampton’s maritime history, landscapes, and stories.
About this Event

WELCOME VOYAGE

When: Thursday 16th July, Friday 17th July and Saturday 18th July

Timings: 10 am – 1 pm

Who: Open to ages 18 and above

Booking: Advanced booking required

Join the crew

This series of workshops invites participants to explore journeys, materials, and port infrastructures of care and movement through drawing, walking, sailing and shared experiences across the city and port.

Programme

Day 1 (Thursday 16th July)

• Meet at the John Hansard Gallery

• Address: 142, 144 Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7DU

• Learn about logbooks and sea journals from Dr. John McAleer

• Hear about the movement of materials in and out of Southhampton port over decades from Professor Craig Lambert

• Take a walking tour of the old city and visit God’s House Tower

Day 2 (Friday 17th July)

• Meet at the National Oceanographic Centre for a port exploration

• Address: National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH

• Participate in a three-hour research trip aboard the Callista Research Vessel

Day 3 (Saturday 18th July)

• Meet at SeaCity Museum for tour

• Address: Havelock Rd, Southampton SO14 7FY

• Join a reflective workshop at John Hansard Gallery

No previous experience necessary

Contact: Email [email protected] with any questions about the workshops.

About: Rhona Byrne’s Welcome Voyage commission includes two artworks at key entry points to the new Building 75 development at the University of Southampton’s Highfield Campus, exploring what it means to arrive, belong and be welcome.

Central to the project are ship cradle forms as sculptural thresholds at the University Road entrance acting as metaphors for care, support and hospitality. Through exploratory “Welcome Voyage” walks and collaboration with the Maritime Engineering Department, the project investigates movement through water and how hydrodynamic behaviour can be translated into computational patterns and paving designs for the Burgess Road entrance.

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