Please Touch was a workshop which invites participants to explore touch as a way to connect to the present, through the artwork present in the space, to each other and to their own bodies. Through guided exercises, small actions and open discussion, the workshop considers how touch relates to bodily autonomy, particularly in relation to gender, disability and accessibility. Working collaboratively, participants explore how touch is transferred across time, space, and bodies; by engaging with the work, we enter into community with others we may never meet. Please Touch offers a relaxed space to slow down, engage with the senses and invites participants to become active parts of the work.

I guided participants to haptically explore the installation while saying out loud words or sentences that come to mind. The participants chose areas of the installation they are most drawn to and wrote a playful audio description script. The group collectively engaged with these areas while individuals read their scripts aloud. The exercise explores a1ccess as a creative process and sharing collective imaginations. The second part of the workshop the group sat around a cushioned display of objects and materials connected to 'Resonances Ripples' project. Objects and materials such as foam, duvet, unfinished carved marble, marble carving dust, Palestine flag, clay maquettes and heat pad. We touched the objects and engaged in a generative discussion. Some questions posed were; 'What textures or objects are you attracted to? How does touch play a role in bodily autonomy? In what way does touch play a role in gender exploration? How or why does our relationship to touch change?'.

The workshop was a relaxed environment with an array of seats and cushions and breaks for rest/movement. It was masked to ensure the safety of everyone in the space. This is to practice collective community oare and harm reduction. A quiet space, close captioning and Large Print was available. An accessibility form was filled out by participants to allow me to adapt workshop to individual needs