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.

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 27th November at 13:00 for the talk and to take part in the Q&A discussion afterwards. 

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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.