A space to drift, think, sleep.
Town Square rest offers a monthly intervention into cultures of over-production and attention demand. This is a slow, quiet and autonomous space that can be used for self-guided meditation, gentle movement, journaling, daydreaming or napping.
There will be yoga mats, blankets and pillows. Fernanda Munoz Newsome’s set from Inchoate Buzz – soft, tactile inviting objects of varying weights created by India Harvey – will also be available.
This new addition to Town Square is indebted to rest practices and politics – such as those led by Tricia Hersey or discussed by Jenny Odell. This discourse sees naps, inactivity and collective dreaming as central to the liberation of those who have experienced marginalisation, displacement, exclusion and violence.
Our Town Square offer is made up Studio, Co-working, Chat, Listening Circles and Rest spaces. Find out about each strand here.
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ACCESS AND AMENITIES AT SDS
Siobhan Davies Studios is mostly accessible, with lifts to all floors. There are two accessible parking spaces available on site which can be booked in advance. Blue Badge parking is also available nearby on West Square and Garden Row (for a full map visit the Southwark Council website). Our main door is power assisted.
Amenities include:
- Changing facilities*
- Communal showers*
- Toilets / wheelchair accessible toilets
- Kitchen: tea and coffee making, fridge, and microwave
- Snack Bar: We have a small selection of bars, drinks and food available to buy from the front desk.
- Shops: The closest shop is Superway Supermarket on Garden Row (4 min walk), the closest supermarket is Sainsbury’s on New Kent Road (7 min walk). We also recommend the Art Cafe which serves sandwiches, jacket potatoes and meals (3 min walk).
* Our changing facilities and showers are not fully accessible. Our closest publicly available and fully accessible changing facility is at The Castle Centre, a leisure centre 0.3 miles away from the studios. You can find full details of their features here.