Immersive installation by artists WABKIN made from sustainable and recycled materials, inviting children, young people and families to explore the idea of home.
Den World opens at The Box on 24 October, and it's staying put until 17 January, so you've got plenty of time to fit it in over the winter. It's an immersive installation built by the artist duo WABKIN — Fran Daykin and Huhtamaki Wab — and it's made from sustainable and recycled materials. The whole thing is a welcoming room where children, young people and families can spend some time together.
At its heart, Den World is about the idea of home, and not just as a physical space. It looks at home as a place of sanctuary, belonging and imagination — the kind of thing you build out of cushions and blankets in the living room when you're small. Inside, there's space to experiment with identity, storytelling, creativity and community, so it's as much about what you do in there as what you see. It's designed for families to wander through and hang out in together, rather than just look at from a distance.
One of the better things about it is that the artists don't just hand over the keys and vanish. Fran Daykin and Huhtamaki Wab will be there in person on a series of weekends throughout the run to activate the space, so if you time your visit for one of those, you'll find them working within the installation itself. The whole thing is part of Super Saturdays, The Box's monthly programme that brings together talks, making and special events for all ages, so it sits alongside other things going on in the building.
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It's free to enter and you don't need to book, though donations are welcome. On opening weekends, there are sessions from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm, and the installation runs from 24 October right through to 17 January at The Box, Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX.
