Naomi Smyth is a Bristol artist working in performance and documentary. Her current project is called 'How to Survive the Future'. It's an interactive mapped journey following Naomi and her husband Sam- a novice survivalist- south through Europe toward Egypt on their £500 ebay sailboat. On the way they'll meet and learn from people preparing for collapse and catastrophe- be it economic, ecological or nuclear- in very different ways. It will consist of short episodic documentaries- a mix of revealing survivalist character profiles, the comedic 'reality show' of married life on the tiny boat, and useful but tongue in cheek 'how to' guides for things like energy generation, hunter-gathering and self defence. The story will also build through blog posts and social media, and audiences will have the opportunity to meet Naomi and Sam in person as their boat travels down rivers and along coastlines, contribute their own 'how to's, and debate the nature of future resilience.

Naomi is keen to share her audience engagement strategies and get further feedback and development from the wider Studio community before the journey begins later this year.

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.

Let us know if you’d like a tour of the new space and we'll be happy to show you around! Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk