
BIANCA TAINSH
Daniella Ruffino
SUSTAINABLE DIY CONCRETE FOR CREATIVES


In this creative workshop artist Daniella Ruffino will demonstrate how to transform waste products into a versatile, sculptural material. Daniella’s re-use of waste products as the main ingredients for making her concrete is akin to an experimental practice called the closed loop material cycle (CLMC). Daniella will take participants through the process of making homemade concrete from scratch.
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12 April | 3.30-5.30pm | Testing Grounds
DANIELLA RUFFINO
Daniella’s work draws on the urban environment’s impact on the discarded, the broken, the noxious and the ornamental. Recently, Daniella has been exploring the material properties behind the veneer of the urban sprawl culminating in experiments creating homemade concrete out of waste products.
Daniella lives and works in Narrm (Melbourne). Daniella studied Sculpture at the VCA and currently works as a community programs librarian. Daniella's focus is in developing programs and art works that nurture the articulation and communication of creative ideas, which contribute to action in environmental protection, sustainable futures and empower marginalised voices.

Melbourne Workshops & Events
27th March, 2-5pm
Workshop for Ideological Reinvention
Transcend into a radical workshopping space in a reflective, but light-hearted afternoon of ideological reinvention with artist Bianca Tainsh.
BLINDSIDE Gallery, Level 7 Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
28th March, 6.15-6.35pm (opening 6-8pm)
Integrity Ritual - Opening Night
Bianca Tainsh, Integrity participants and live screen performance by American composer and interactive media artist James Perley.
BLINDSIDE Gallery, Level 7 Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
30th March, 12-2pm
Sustainable Human Super-tut
Self-tailored, practical advice for living a sustainable life with artist (and sustainability enthusiast) Bianca Tainsh.
BLINDSIDE Gallery, Level 7 Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
30th March, 2.15-4.15pm
Empowering Yourself Online - Workshop
A beginners guide to empowerment in the age of intrusive technology with artist Alrey Batol.
BLINDSIDE Gallery, Level 7 Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
30th March, 4.30-6.30pm
Beyond Zero Point - cognitive dissonance and the new mass
Performative lecture and follow-up workshop administered by Dr Ceri Hann.
BLINDSIDE Gallery, Level 7 Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
3rd April, 2.30-5.30pm
Workshop for Ideological Reinvention
Transcend into a radical workshopping space in a reflective, but light-hearted afternoon of ideological reinvention with artist Bianca Tainsh.
Testing Grounds, 1 City Road, Southbank.
5th April
Integrity Ritual - First Friday Party!
Integrity members usher in the First Friday Party festivities by manifesting the world wide web of humanity.
Testing Grounds, 1 City Road, Southbank.
11th April, 5.30-8.30pm
Workshop for Ideological Reinvention
Transcend into a radical workshopping space in a reflective, but light-hearted evening of ideological reinvention with artist Bianca Tainsh.
BLINDSIDE Gallery, Level 7 Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
12th April, 1-3pm
Backyard Cob Rocket-stove Building from Scratch
Join Melbourne artist Alrey Batol as he shows how to construct a portable wood fuelled rocket-stove out of cob.
Testing Grounds, 1 City Road, Southbank.
12th April, 3.30-5.30pm
Sustainable DIY concrete for creatives
Artist Daniella Ruffino will demonstrate how to transform waste into a versatile, sculptural material.
Testing Grounds, 1 City Road, Southbank.