Fri 10 Jun 2011 14:00-15:00
We invite you to an hour of enlightening talks by current residents and the Studio team to give you a flavour of what's happening in our world right now. Each person or company will give you a short (5min) introduction to their projects and invite you to ask anything you want to know about pervasive…
Thu 9 Jun 2011 19:30-21:00
From smart objects which trigger music to a magical fusion of performance and technology, Watershed's latest artists residencies are focused on using technology to realise great ideas. Join us to celebrate their work, which explores the boundaries of music, dance, theatre, games and sonic art.In…
Wed 8 Jun 2011 12:48
Live-stream and collaborative open space discussions with Northern Stage, Newcastle On Wed 29 June, Watershed is partnering with Stronger Together to host a live-stream and offer the opportunity for South West-based cultural organisations to participate in a national conversation on collaboration,…
Fri 3 Jun 2011 14:00-15:00
There's certainly been a hype around 3D films and television in the last year, with Hollywood studios pouring out movies in 3D and a global push by major consumer electronics manufacturers to put 3D TVs, blu-ray players and even cameras into everyone's homes. But stereoscopic 3D has been in and out…
Fri 20 May 2011 14:00-15:00
Physical interactions with robots as our helpers or co-workers require new strategies in order to make our contact with them safe and intuitive. Current research is beginning to look at new approaches to Artificial Intelligence and aims to embed it in our smart artefacts. Furthermore, advances in…
Fri 13 May 2011 14:00-15:00
This summer Watershed facilitates workshops for older learners (50+) from across Europe to introduce them to the possibilities of digital technologies. Join us for this Lunchtime Talk to find out how the participants of the workshop Memories and Mediascape experienced their introduction to the…
Wed 11 May 2011 19:30-20:30
(optional performance 5.30pm)In a social environment full of micro-blogging and continuous status updates communicated through text and image, what happens to the emotional weight of the human voice? This event introduces ‘We Are Forests’, a new participatory sound work by Speakman and Grenier…
Mon 9 May 2011 19:00-20:30
This talk by Adam Greenfield centers around urban experience design, addressing the growing range of connected objects in the urban landscape, from CCTV cameras, sensor-equipped bus stops and networked bollards to Tower Bridge and its Twitter account. Speaker Adam Greenfield will consider what life…
Mon 9 May 2011 11:00-16:00
The DCRC are pleased to offer his innovative Systems/Layers event in collaboration with Adam Greenfield. The 'walkshop' will take place in central Bristol; the discussion and workshop will use the Studio as a base.Systems/Layers is a half-day event, held in two parts. The first activity is dedicated…
Fri 6 May 2011 14:00-15:00
Since 2003 Joe Lawlor, along with colleague Christine Molloy, has been working on a unique and richly cinematic series of films made in negotiation with local residents and community groups, foregrounding the relationship these communites have to the environment they live and work in. The resulting…
