Fri 15 Jan 2016 13:00-14:00
Studio resident Tom Abba is kicking off a two year research project to design and develop a new literary genre, ambient literature, described as "a literary experience responsive to a reader's situation, delivered or mediated by digital technology". Join Tom for a conversation about what…
Tue 12 Jan 2016 18:30-20:00
South West Futurists is a place of collision, a series of monthly talks and discussion across a spectrum of topics that will influence our collective future. It’s an event where we critique ideas and routes to our possible future through the lens of philosophy, creativity, and technology.
Fri 8 Jan 2016 13:00-14:00
CONDUCTOR360 is a VR interactive experience that puts the user in control of a live music performance. The project utilises emerging VR technology using the Samsung Gear to create an experience for the user that is entertaining, playful and provocative.
Fri 11 Dec - Fri 1 Jan 2016
We will be taking a short break from the Lunchtime Talk and Open Studio Friday programme over the Christmas period, but we're already busy lining up exciting speakers for January. Check back soon for further details.
Fri 11 Dec 2015 13:00-14:00
Designer, maker and Studio resident Molly Price and founder of The Laser House in Bristol, Fiona Dowling will be joining us to report back on their recent trip to China exploring maker culture, materials and manufacture.
Fri 4 Dec 2015 13:00-14:00
Residents Amy Rose and May Abdalla from Anagram will join us to share their experience of creating NIGHTWATCHERS, an immersive night-time experience at the Tower of London.NIGHTWATCHERS invites you to step into a shadowy world of state surveillance, where messages and phone calls lead you around one…
Fri 27 Nov 2015 13:00-14:00
Jennifer Whitney shareed her thoughts on the phenomena that is Nicki Minaj, and her subversive, Barbie-esque super fans, 'the Barbz'.
Fri 20 Nov 2015 13:00-14:00
In this special lunchtime time, we will be joined by artist Adam Chodzko, shortlisted for The Jarman Award 2015, for the premiere of his short film, Deep Above, followed by a conversation with Sally Weintrobe psychoanalyst and with Alice Sharp, Curator and Director of Invisible Dust.Deep Above…
Wed 18 Nov 2015 16:00-17:00
Seiichi Saito, founder of leading Japanese Creative agency Rhizomatiks shares his work and approach in an informal show and tell at Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio. From large-scale campaigns for clients including Nike and Lexus, to live visuals and music videos for Squarepusher and holographic…
Fri 13 Nov 2015 13:00-14:00
To coincide with the first screening of Tangerine at Watershed, a film about transgender sex workers captured entirely on an iPhone 5s, filmmaker and former RIFE journalist Jack Edwards will talk us through the art of mobile cinematography.Jack will introduce some of the practicalities and artistry…
