Something that caught our eye from the Contemporary Collage magazine archives, Leah Ann Early’s Barker Parade series (one of which can be seen above) reflects the layers of the Australian bush as seen through the windows of her home on the South Coast of New South Wales. “The build up of shapes are a reflection of both the shadows within the branches, trunks and leaves, as well as the patterns within each living thing as you take a closer look,” she explains. Choosing 1960s and 70s publications as her source papers, Leah celebrates the richness of vintage pigmentation and renews the ephemera to create tangible and touchable stories.

Bodies in the River, River in the Bodies is an immersive and creative workshop centred on people's relationship to the River Avon. "Through hands-on activities, shared stories, zine making activities, screenprinting, cyanotyping, collaging and map-annotation, we want to reflect on how the river shapes our sense of place and our engagement with nature," muses Oscar Hartman Davies and George Cusworth – the two researchers responsible for putting on this free-to-attend event in collaboration with community-led group, We Are The Avon. "We're putting together a zine to capture people's diverse experiences of swimming in the river and caring for it".