Unmasking Nature | Walking Event at Cavan Burren Park

Event Details

Unmasking Nature – Foraging for senses: a rich outdoor journey shaped by the beautiful ways minds move through the world

A sensory walking event co-created by a community of cross-border neurodivergent collaborators, led by artist AlanJames Burns.

All are invited to Unmasking Nature’s once-off, free event exploring joyful ways of engaging with the natural world. Co-designed with neurodivergent people who came together as a community over several months, the walk route takes inspiration from their special interests, and is created with disabled participants in mind. Opportunities to experience their creative responses to the site include “deep dive” information points, in addition to the insights of professionals and experts in the areas of fungi, food foraging and biophilia.

At its core, Unmasking Nature asks, “What does it mean to be neurodivergent in nature?”. Across this event we celebrate people’s connection to nature through stimming and emotional cartography. By embracing feel-good, intuitive explorations to the geopark’s deeply interconnected sensory landscape, the project invites event participants to engage with themes such as biodiversity and more-than-human communication (including with plants, animals and inanimate elements) through an inclusive, neurodivergent lens.

Arrive at 5:30pm, event starts at 6pm.

Booking: Free, event booking required through booking link