Image credit: Monster Mashed – Exploring Senses What happens when old toys destined for landfill are given a strange new life?
Monster Mashed is a series of creative workshops from Exploring Senses CIC, led by artists David Allistone and Tamsin Allistone, inviting young people at Brighton Youth Centre to transform discarded toys into hybrid, mutant creatures – before bringing them to life through digital collage and animation.
Across two workshops, participants will experiment with hands-on making and digital technology, first creating their own 3D ‘Monster Mashed’ creatures from reused toys, then photographing, digitally editing, collaging and animating their creations using Procreate.
David and Tamsin will bring the work created by the young people together into a final short film, presented as a projection-loop installation on the Brighton Youth Centre building during the B.fest 2026 launch evening on Saturday 24 October.
Click here to book a free place on the workshops.
Workshops
Monster Mashed: Toy Hack – 3D Making Workshop
Tuesday 29 September, 7–9pm
Reuse toys destined for landfill to create new hybrid and mutant ‘Monster Mashed’ creatures using 3D-making techniques. The creative process and finished creatures will be documented through photography.
Monster Mashed: Digital Collage & Animation Workshop
Tuesday 6 October, 7–9pm
Take the Monster Mashed creations into the digital world, using Procreate to edit, collage and animate photographs created during the first workshop.
To take part in one or both workshops, click here to book a place.
Final Film & Projection
Saturday 24 October, 6–9pm
See the Monster Mashed creatures come to life in a final short film combining photography, digital artwork and animation created during the workshops.
The film will be shown as a projection-loop installation at Brighton Youth Centre as part of the B.fest 2026 launch evening.
What to expect
The two workshops combine hands-on making with photography, digital collage and animation, giving young people the opportunity to experiment with different creative techniques.
The final projection on 24 October brings the participants’ creations together into a collaborative moving image artwork presented on the Brighton Youth Centre building.
Accessibility
Seating is available and the activities are free to take part in.
The programme is intended to provide an inclusive creative environment for young people, including LGBTQIA+ / Queer, D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent young people, and young people from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Audience target/s
Workshops: Young people who are members of Brighton Youth Centre.
Final projection: Anyone visiting the launch of B.fest 2026 at Brighton Youth Centre.
Audience type / suitability
The workshops are for young people attending Brighton Youth Centre.
The final film and projection forms part of the B.fest 2026 launch evening on Saturday 24 October.
Organiser
Exploring Senses, Brighton Youth Centre, videoclub