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A landscape graphic image of dark blue lines and words on a pale, off-white background. The thick, dark blue lines suggest a simple, Labyrinth map.
A portrait image of two figures standing in a greenhouse surrounded by various plants, some of which hang from the steel ceiling beams. Sunlight shines through the glass panes of the ceiling.
Two figures sit in a greenhouse filled with varied cacti, succulents, and desert plants. The people sit on a wooden bench and look down at papers they hold in their laps. Sunlight shines through the glass planes, filling the image with warmth.
A portrait image taken over a person's shoulder, looking down at the desk they are sitting at. The desk is filled with paper and pens, messily strewn about. The paper is covered in small, colourful drawings.
A landscape image of a group of people standing on a patio in front of a large red brick house covered in climbing plants. At the centre of the image, a person appears to be addressing the group, gesticulating with their hands. Othe members of the group look at them as they speak.
A portrait image of a person standing in a greenhouse space, their figure partially obscured by the hanging plants descending from the ceiling. The figure holds a piece of paper, and their bright orange trousers contrast against the green tones of the space.
A landscape graphic image of dark blue lines and words on a pale, off-white background. The thick, dark blue lines suggest a simple, Labyrinth map.

Image courtesy of Lee Mackenzie, 2024.

A portrait image of two figures standing in a greenhouse surrounded by various plants, some of which hang from the steel ceiling beams. Sunlight shines through the glass panes of the ceiling.

Emotional Mapping Workshop with Lee Mackenzie at Winterbourne House and Gardens, Birmingham. May 2024.

Two figures sit in a greenhouse filled with varied cacti, succulents, and desert plants. The people sit on a wooden bench and look down at papers they hold in their laps. Sunlight shines through the glass planes, filling the image with warmth.

Emotional Mapping Workshop with Lee Mackenzie at Winterbourne House and Gardens, Birmingham. May 2024.

A portrait image taken over a person's shoulder, looking down at the desk they are sitting at. The desk is filled with paper and pens, messily strewn about. The paper is covered in small, colourful drawings.

Emotional Mapping Workshop with Lee Mackenzie at Winterbourne House and Gardens, Birmingham. May 2024.

A landscape image of a group of people standing on a patio in front of a large red brick house covered in climbing plants. At the centre of the image, a person appears to be addressing the group, gesticulating with their hands. Othe members of the group look at them as they speak.

Emotional Mapping Workshop with Lee Mackenzie at Winterbourne House and Gardens, Birmingham. May 2024.

A portrait image of a person standing in a greenhouse space, their figure partially obscured by the hanging plants descending from the ceiling. The figure holds a piece of paper, and their bright orange trousers contrast against the green tones of the space.

Emotional Mapping Workshop with Lee Mackenzie at Winterbourne House and Gardens, Birmingham. May 2024.

Unmasking || Remapping: Emotional Mapping Workshop with Lee Mackenzie

8 May 202410.30am–12.30pm

Winterbourne House and Gardens

If you missed this event, an audio guide is now available for a self-led emotional mapping walk of Winterbourne on our website.

Find the audio guide here →

Join us on Wednesday 8 May, 10:30am at Winterbourne Garden for the first event in our ‘Unmasking || Remapping’ series, for an Emotional Mapping Workshop, with Lee Mackenzie.

Taking the form of a guided walk through the grounds, and drawing from archival maps and garden plans, Lee has created a map onto which participants are invited to plot their emotional and sensory response to the place. Creating a visual response to the location, this workshop aims to highlight the multitude of ways that different people experience the same space, spotlighting and ultimately celebrating neurodiversity among humans.

The workshop will draw on Lee’s practice of poetry mapping – a celebration of, and reconnection to, place. Lee encourages participants to rediscover a sense of wonder and meaning within places by facilitating slow engagement with environments. His work uses a playful, poetic style, challenging us to form counter-narratives to the ordinary, revealing the spectacular in the mundane.

Lee is an artist and poet living in Birmingham. He works on interdisciplinary projects combining poetry and the visual arts. He has been awarded Arts Council funding for research into the practice of ‘Poetry Mapping‘ and has worked on several societally engaged projects, producing commissioned work for The National Trust, Elan Links and Multi Story. 
His poems have been published in the New European, Birmingham Poetry Literary Journal and Coast to Coast to Coast, and he was formerly, Assistant Editor at Neon Books

The workshop is designed to be accessible via the paths of Winterbourne Garden, most of which are wheelchair accessible, however some areas are uneven. The artist has designed the workshop to ensure that all are welcome, however, we share the accessibility information of the site below. If you would like to discuss accessibility of the event further, please email info@grand-union.org.uk

An audio guide of the walk, along with a blank version of the map will be available after the event via our website. This will provide an opportunity for those who miss the workshop to experience the space online or to have a go at filling in the map themselves. Please note that there is an entrance fee for Winterbourne if you wish to use the map or guide onsite outside of the event itself.

Find out more about Winterbourne House and Garden's Accessibility here →
This workshop is the first event in the ‘Unmasking || Remapping’ programme, a series designed and planned by students from MA Art History and Curating at University of Birmingham. The programme is curated in response to themes of neurodiversity and inclusivity, drawn from Babeworld’s exhibition ‘Love is Real and its Inside Of My Computer’. 
Find out more about Babeworld x utopian_realism's exhibition, 'Love is Real, and it's Inside of My Computer' →
This is a free event; however, places are limited so booking through Eventbrite is required