While the weather is still at its peak, let’s step into the city with a fresh perspective in this immersive photowalk and alternative image-making workshop.
Led by an artist and designer, participants will explore the materiality of surfaces, capturing textures, patterns, and repetitions found in everyday spaces. Through creative exercises, photography, and hands-on experimentation, you’ll learn how to translate urban landscapes into visual compositions that blur the line between image and design.
Workshop Structure - Led by Judy Bastaty
5:00 PM: Introduction
5:10 - 5:15 PM: Leave from 421 to photo walk location (Heritage Park)
5:15 - 5:45 PM: Walking down memory lane - Guided photo walk where participants will be given questions for them to think about while they snap photos and collect objects they feel connected to
5:45 - 5:50 PM: Return back to 421 workshop space
5:50 - 7:00 PM: Mixed-media collage poster making - Participants will create mini posters inspired by journaling where they can use the photos they took and objects collected through the following methods:
- - Tracing by markers/pens
- - Printmaking using rollers
- - Printing photos/scanning objects
- - Writing thoughts/poems or drawing
Without the pull of daily interruptions, this is an opportunity to slow down, observe, and connect deeply with your surroundings.
This walk is open to everyone and includes a FLICK camera to capture your experience on film.
This workshop is 120 AED per participant.
About the guide:
Judy Bastaty, is an artist and designer exploring materiality, surface, and repetition in visual art.
Judy Bastaty is a graphic designer and illustrator with a deep passion for visual storytelling and typography. Inspired by the harmony between design and nature, she is interested in blending textures, type, and experimental techniques such as scannography to create bold, thought-provoking designs. Whether working on branding, editorial design, or multimedia projects, she strives to craft designs that engage, inspire, and challenge perspectives.