POST Artists stake out public spaces that inspire them to create art projects by responding in various ways to the site. POST is a network of artists, open to new members, as long as they have experience and enthusiasm for making 'site-specific' work that is a creative response to a particular place. Anyone interested in joining can get in touch at info@postartists.com.

The group have selected Tottenham's canal as their next canvas; where 16 artists will come together, each producing their own interpretation of the River Lea canal. In a great festival lineup, there will be workshops, talks, performance art, architecture, digital installation and storytelling. It is free and will take place from 12pm - 5pm, between Markfield Park along the towpath to Stonebridge Lock.

I met Natasha Vicars - one of the artists taking part - at a Tottenham Art Group meet-up and she told me a little bit more about it.

Please tell us a little about yourself and the kind of art you produce?

I am an artist making site-specific projects so often I am responding to my research about a particular place and developing the ideas it gives me. For example, with Canalology I actually got very interested in the historical Tottenham resident and 'Namer of Clouds' Luke Howard as a starting point. But almost all my projects happen outdoors in public space. I often have a social or performative element as I enjoy working with people or alternatively with my #dawnchorus collaborative project there is an invitation to others to observe an outdoor space and write about it (at dawn!).

What interests inspire your work?

With the work I've been making for Canalology, I was interested in how Tottenham had a history connected with clouds. The English Heritage blue plaque for Luke Howard is in Bruce Grove at his final home and I was interested in the idea that he would have been here in the 18th century observing the skies, painting and drawing clouds. I kind of took on this role, (in a limited way!), and spent some afternoons observing the clouds over Tottenham and recording them in photographs. I was also interested in clouds as a metaphor for reverie - the whole 'head in the clouds' thing and had the idea of making these photographic images into deckchairs that could be used as a place to think or to dream. I have also invited a researcher who is doing a PhD on clouds to talk about the connections between thought and clouds - from Luke Howard's time until today. This is at 3 pm on Saturday at Markfield Park.

What have you enjoyed most about the process?

I've enjoyed the process of going from a germ of an idea to a finished object, and I've appreciated the enthusiasm for my cloud deckchairs when I took them to the Tottenham event at the V&A Museum.

What is your favourite part of the exhibition and why?

I can't wait to see Fiona Long's pedal-powered candyfloss maker. It will be producing delicious but sludgy green candyfloss inspired by algae in the canals! It will be near Stonebridge Lock all day.

What is your favourite part of Tottenham and why?

Well, no surprise that I do really like the walk by the canal, particularly near Ferry Lane bridge heading south, where it widens out and there's quite a lot of wildlife, including swans.

Are there any nerves about the launch?

Yes of course. It's a really big deal for us and we're hoping that plenty of people come and enjoy the show and free events!

What was your perception of the site before you started work and what are your thoughts now?

I was struck by how unexpected the green and wild areas around the canal are, having walked over from the retail park by Tottenham Hale, that's so completely different. Now, I am also struck by how busy the canal is as a thoroughfare…hopefully the exhibition will encourage people to stop and look around the wider area.

What do you hope people will take away with them when they come along on Saturday?

I hope it will invite them to see the canalside in a different light. To notice aspects they hadn't before… like the moths, which one artist has researched! Or the sounds as you walk like Jenny Rolfe Herbert.. or to discover local artists and writers that they might not have known about.

What's next?

I actually have something the very next day but it's on twitter! May 4th is International Dawn Chorus Day and I'm inviting observational tweets about your surroundings - what you can see/hear/feel when you look out of your bedroom window for example - through the dawn hours from first light 2.57am until 9 am. All tweet to #dawnchorus365 … see dawn chorus to find out more and take part!

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This was written in April 2014