Public Masterclass: Fish printing

Public Events

Ever wondered how fishermen recorded the size and species of their catches before the invention of photography?
The old Japanese printing technique of Gyotaku or ‘fish rubbing’ provided a solution. Artists Eleanor Morgan and Sam Curtis of the Centre for Innovative and Radical Fishmongery invite you to re-imagine this printing process for and invite you to join them.

This event is part of the Grant Musuem's current exhibition called Glass Delusions.
In this exhibition of prints, drawings, videos and objects, Artist in Residence Eleanor Morgan explores the slippery boundary between living and non-living materials. Her work is inspired by the Grant Museum's collection of intricate glass sponges – animals that naturally build themselves out of glass – they are formed of 90% silica.