A5, 96 pages, Risograph printing, Saddle stitched, Softcover, Edition of 150, 2025

'Waste Not, Want Not: An Incomplete Manual for Artists, Technicians and Workshops' is a living resource that documents the often-unseen adaptations, hacks and inclusive practices within workshops, offering insight into more accessible, sustainable and supportive ways of working.

'Waste Not, Want Not: An Incomplete Manual for Artists, Technicians and Workshops' grows directly from the artist’s experience of working within workshops – spaces that function not only as sites of production but also as places of learning, exchange and inclusion. Designed as an evolving resource for artists, technicians and organisations, the manual brings together case studies, interviews and examples from residencies across Northern Europe and the UK.

Throughout the research, sustainability is approached from two interdependent perspectives: ecological (materials, energy use and environmental impact) and holistic (accessibility, social ecology and the ways people inhabit shared spaces). These dimensions continuously shape one another; decisions about materials influence how people work, while workshop layouts, tools and cultures affect safety, inclusion and energy use.

Observing the small but meaningful adjustments and “hacks” people employed to improve these conditions raised a central question: how is this knowledge being shared, and how might workshops benefit from bringing these practices into collective awareness? The manual foregrounds these often-unseen adaptations to support more equitable, sustainable, adaptable and resilient ways of working together in workshop environments.

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