An image of the artist Mister Llaneous mid performance.

Very Normal Talk

part of Lunchtime Talks

Talk

Fri 27 Nov 13:00-14:00

In venue: Pervasive Media Studio
And online: Live stream on Youtube.com

This is a free event. Tune in wherever you are, online. If you want to take part in venue you need to book in advance.

Additional booking info below

Taking risks, breaking rules and dealing with the consequences. 

In this Lunchtime Talk, Joss Affleck draws on their experiences of ADHD, neurodivergence and overstimulation to explore disability in the arts and the tension between creative curiosity and burnout. 

Through the School of Unlearning, they question what arts education teaches us about productivity, expertise, success and who gets to be an artist. What can clowning teach us about failure, and how can immersive storytelling bring people together in a world that won’t stop making noise?

About Joss

Joss Affleck, aka Mister Llaneous, is a queer artist, animator and creative technologist with a suitably miscellaneous practice spanning performance, projection and immersive arts. They combine old storytelling forms with new technologies to make playful, socially engaged work about memory, identity and connection. 

After five years in a BAFTA-winning film and television team, building what looked suspiciously like a sensible career, their projects now include smartphone sound séances, queering folklore through sauna storytelling and animation exploring dementia through a time-travelling grandad.


    Lunchtime Talk: Very Normal Talk

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    Fri 27 Nov

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    Pricing

    This is a free event but you still need to book tickets.

    Access

    Lunchtime Talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café & Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.

    The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.

    For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.

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