This talk will be BSL Interpreted and will be held in the building and online! Booking link can be found here.

Carl Robertshaw is a transdisciplinary designer and artist with over 25 years of experience working at the intersection of performance, engineering and fine art. Working alongside Bristol based-arts organisation and Studio alumni Trigger, Carl was instrumental in developing The Hatchling - potentially the world's largest non-mechanical flying puppet, which will be leading the procession for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant this June. 

As design director, Carl will be discussing PoliNations - Trigger Collective’s epic multi-artform project created in response to the toppling of Colston’s statue, greening cities, and gardening. This is an extra-ordinary visual arts installation, performance, light and sound experience. It involves mass participation, local voices, big ideas, nature, spectacle, and space to reflect and celebrate diversity. Stemming from the simple fact that around 80% of plants found in UK-city gardens originated overseas, this project will launch in Edinburgh and then take over Victoria Square in Birmingham this summer.

An artists render of PoliNations

Image Credit: THISS, Carl Robertshaw, Trigger

PoliNations will be in Victoria Square, Birmingham from Fri 2 – Sun 18 Sept. Find out more about the project and how to get involved at: www.polinations.com and follow them on social @Poli_Nations on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok and @PoliNations on Facebook, #PoliNations

PoliNations is created by Trigger Collective and is commissioned by UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK and presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival.

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 29th April 2022 at 1pm for this BSL Interpreted talk and to take part in the discussion afterwards. Please note that the speaker for this week's talk will be beaming in remotely, as they can no longer attend in person.

Address:

Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX

Directions:

The 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. 

*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.