Dave Evans is an artist based in Liverpool. His work explores the complex entanglements that he finds himself in, and attempts to make these entanglements momentarily tangible, working across different media, often bridging the gap between the physical and digital. Recently, his focus has been on exploring the home, in particular the audibility of domestic labour and its associated devices, through sonification and experimental broadcast.  

In this talk, Dave will present research that builds on work made during Pervasive Media Studio's Winter Residency in February and March 2024, during which he considered the live audio streaming assemblage as a speculative vocal system that could ‘give voice’ to domestic space. Dave will present new works that extends this research into voice more towards song, to consider what a non-human polyvocal assemblage might look and sound like. These recent works use generative methods and live audio processing to ‘songify’ signals from mundane objects that are often silent and overlooked. He will also talk about what the function of this process of metamorphosis accomplishes, and present other examples of non-human vocalisation.

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 13th September 2024 at 1pm for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards. 

The Pervasive Media Studio is a partnership between the Watershed, University of the West of England and University of Bristol. The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region. Watershed is supported by Arts Council England.

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. 

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

*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.