In this workshop you’ll make your own cardboard 3D shadow box, inspired by Hyde Park Picture House, an iconic part of the Hyde Park streets.

We’ll use simple materials to build depth and shape, exploring how cutting and layering can transform an image. There’s plenty of room to experiment and follow your own ideas as you go.

You’ll leave with a finished piece, along with some practical ways of working in miniature and 3D collage, simple tools to help you see images as something you can bring to life.

Info about Gee & miniatures:

Collecting stories like trinkets, Gee create small-scale dioramas that explore memory, home, place, and belonging. Often based on domestic spaces, they resemble dollhouse rooms but are left empty, inviting a curious, playful way of looking. Gee likes to think of herself as a world-builder.

Gee is drawn to places with a certain pull, spending time in them before carefully translating what she notices using found, repurposed, and low-cost materials. Cardboard plays a big role in her work: its fragility mirrors how fleeting these moments and spaces can feel.

Gee exhibited her piece No.1013 at Left Bank in 2023. The piece explored student life in Hyde Park, Leeds, so she is very excited to be leading a workshop inspired by one of the most iconic buildings in Hyde Park. The process of working in miniature can be a brilliant way to make the magic of spaces and chapters into tangible pieces of art.

Images below are prototypes of what you will be making in the workshop - we will be bringing in some fancy boxes to frame your miniatures.

Accessibility

Please note that this workshop will include the use of hot glue guns and sharp craft knifes, as such is only suitable for 18+.

Arrival

When you arrive, please check in with the staff at the café to confirm your table for the workshop. We often have a few different events happening in the building at the same time, so this helps us get you settled quickly.
If you have any issues throughout your stay with us please raise it with either your workshop facilitator or the Café Staff who will be happy to help you.

Tickets & Refunds

All workshop tickets are non-refundable.

Materials

All materials are provided.

Food & Drink

Our café and bar will be open for light food and drinks throughout the workshop.
Please note: no external food or drink may be consumed inside the building.

Parking

We have very limited Blue Badge parking onsite (first come, first served).
There is free on-street parking in the residential streets surrounding Left Bank, just a short walk from the venue.

Supporting Left Bank

Left Bank is a charity, and every workshop ticket helps support our building and our mission to keep the space open as an inclusive, creative community hub for all. Thank you for being part of it!

Any questions about your upcoming workshop with us please email hello@leftbankleeds.org.uk.

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