Slow art : activities – Amanda Alderson

The Slow Art Movement advocates for spending more time engaging with fewer artworks to foster deeper connections, reflections, and insights. A suite of viewing activities has been crafted, each offering a provocation to guide you through slow, mindful engagement with the exhibition.

SELECT ONE activity.
Spend 10 MINUTES engaging.
Let curiosity lead you.
Look closely, pause often, and let each artwork unfold over time.

Select one SLOW ART activity #01 – #10 :

SLOW ART 01
The First Glance, The Second Look

Choose a monoprint or a jewellery piece.
Look for 30 seconds, then close your eyes.
What stays with you?
Now, open your eyes and look again—what did you miss the first time?

First impressions are fleeting; slow looking reveals the layers beneath.

SLOW ART 02
Follow the Rhythm

Trace the flow of a monoprint with your eyes—where do the lines start, twist, collide, or fade?
Now, find a piece of jewellery—how does it echo that same rhythm?

Both artists work with pattern and repetition.
The pulse of one artwork is mirrored in the other.

SLOW ART 03
What Colour Feels Like

Choose a pair—a print and its matching jewellery.
Let your eyes linger on the colours.
What mood do they create—chaotic, calm, playful, or electric?
How do these feelings shift between print and object?

Colour carries emotion—here, it becomes a conversation between mediums.

SLOW ART 04
The Feedback Loop

Find a jewellery piece and the monoprint behind it.
Imagine the dialogue:
What did the jewellery borrow from the print?
What could the print take back from the jewellery?

This show is a cycle—creation, response, and return.
What happens in the spaces between?

SLOW ART 05
Fragments and Wholeness

Look closely at a small section of a monoprint—pretend you are wearing it as jewellery.
Now, step back and see the whole piece.
How does the fragment relate to the whole?

The jewellery distils the fragments of chance in the monoprint, into wearable form.

SLOW ART 06
Wait for It

Choose one artwork and spend at least 5 minutes with it.
Let your eyes wander, then settle.
What emerges that wasn’t visible in the first minute?

Slow Art is about patience.
The longer you look, the more the artwork speaks.

SLOW ART 07
Energy vs. Stillness

Find the most frenetic monoprint.
Where is its loudest moment?
Now, find the jewellery piece that feels most still.
Can you spot where they meet—a shared curve, a hidden chaos, or a whisper of colour?

The artists play with contrasts: movement and pause, eruption and detail.

SLOW ART 08
Edge or Centre?

Ignore the centre—look only at the edges of a print.
What stories live on the margins?
Now, look at a piece of jewellery—how do its edges speak to the form within?

The periphery is where surprises hide.
Don’t ignore it.

SLOW ART 09
Write the Story You See

Choose a pair—print and jewellery—and imagine they are from the same story.
What is the plot?
Who are the characters?
How does the energy of one inform the other’s narrative?

The artists tell stories without words—yours completes the cycle.

SLOW ART 10
What You Carry With You

Before you leave, return to a piece you’ve already seen.
Has your perspective shifted?
If this artwork were a piece of jewellery you could wear, what memory or feeling would it hold for you?

Art is a keepsake—of time spent, emotions felt, and experiences shared.