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Artist Journals

An insight into the thought processes and challenges artists encounter whilst developing their artistic practice through Watershed projects.

Daemon Hazel Grian's journal of her development of Daemon, a person’s inner self-made visible in the physical world with an adventure narrative. Apr - May 2010
Diffraction Artists' Placements Read about placements which offered opportunities for artists placed in research and industry contexts in the UK and abroad. Jun 2006 - Mar 2007
Embedded Artists Residency Project Journal Artist and PhD student Jen Southern's Sound & Music Embedded artist residency Project Journal documents her research, discoveries, and progress. Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
Luke Jerram: Dream Director 2006 Clark Bursary recipient Luke Jerram documents his experiences during the realisation of his innovative 'Dream Director' project.
Magic and all that is ascribed to it The journal of an artists residency investigating contemporary digital techniques to reinvent authentic early stage illusions with a magical modern element. Apr - May 2010
Media Sandbox 2010 Participants Journals The participants document the ways in which they are using pioneering technologies in their commissioned projects. Sep - Dec 2010
Meigeist Filmmaker Hazel Grian writes about her three months in Bristol's HP Labs, collaborating with researchers around video on mobile devices. Jun 2006
Sam Firth DepicT! Winner's Diary DepicT! 2009 British Special Mention Award winner Sam Firth won a package of career development opportunities and is keeping a diary of her progress. Jan - Dec 2010
South West Artists Residencies 2010 Two artists residencies that combined art, pervasive technologies, and culture, which focused on the development of digital practice. Apr - Jun 2010
The Stick House Project journal for a darkly haunting theatrical piece that uses pervasive technologies to dramatise the story of a mysterious woman. Apr - Jun 2011
Surreptitious Sound Play A journal tracking the development of a project which used pervasive media and everyday items to create experimental dances. Apr - Jun 2011
Theatre Sandbox 2010 Artists Journals Theatre-makers document the ways in which they are applying pioneering technologies to performance. Apr - Nov 2010
We Are Forests Artists' Journal Over three months Duncan Speakman and Émilie Grenier documented the progress of their cross-European Residency project, 'We Are Forests'. Feb - Apr 2011