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Sat 18 Apr 11:00-13:00 at Pervasive Media Studio

If you could ask the water in the harbourside a question, what would you ask it - and what might it say?

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Every Friday we offer free, informal lunchtime talks from people sharing projects, process, ideas and provocations around pervasive media and creative technology. If you or someone you know should be a part of our programme, contact Martin O'Leary.

If you could ask the water in the harbourside a question, what would you ask it - and what might it say?

Young people aged 8-14 and their grown-ups are invited to join us in the Pervasive Media Studio to find out!

To celebrate Earth Day, sound artist Duncan Speakman will host a session exploring our connection with the environments we inhabit and what it means to be in conversation with the natural world.

The session will culminate in a hands-on activity outside, suspending hydrophones (underwater microphones) into the harbour to experience what life sounds like under the water.

This session is part of Watershed’s Wild and Generous programme.

About Duncan

Duncan Speakman (UK 1976) is a composer and sound artist based at the Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol. He creates narrative sound led experiences that engage audiences in uncontrolled public and private space. His current research is in the relationship between locative urban audio experiences and contemporary ecology, wrapping the questions in melancholy and romance.

About Wild and Generous

Wild and Generous is a holistic vision for Watershed and the Canon’s Road area that centres notions of wildness and generosity and creates more welcoming and inclusive spaces in a key part of the city centre.

Upcoming Events

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Lunchtime Talk: Thinking Choreographically

Fri 13 Mar 13:00-14:00

In this Lunchtime Talk, interdisciplinary artist Lucy Cash shares examples of ways in which thinking choreographically across different media can hold space for interspecies kinship.

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Open Studio Friday

Fri 13 Mar 10:00-17:00

Our weekly offer to come and spend time with us in the Studio, and get to know the space and the community

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Is Jazz Meetup

Tue 17 Mar 18:00

Is Jazz is a monthly meet-up for 18-30(ish) year old creatives to explore collaborative creative process in a low-stakes, supportive, and informal way.

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Producer Wednesdays

Wed 18 Mar 10:00-17:00

From 10am - 5pm every Wednesday, we are excited to welcome anyone working as a Producer or in a producing role to join us in Pervasive Media Studio.

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Lunchtime Talk: Shaping Animal Sounds

Fri 20 Mar 13:00-14:00

In this Lunchtime Talk, Jonny Crew and Kyle Ramsey are going to share techniques used in sound design for animated documentaries.

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Lunchtime Talk: We're Being Played - Fascist Billionaires and the Gamification of Capitalism (and Resistance)

Fri 27 Mar 13:00-14:00

In this Lunchtime Talk, Dr. Max Haiven will explore how games have shaped 21st century capitalism, its ideologies of violence, and how social movements using games to fight back.

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Make Shift Meet Up: Connect, Share, Grow

Tue 7 Apr 18:00-20:00

Following the success of the Make Shift Fundamentals, we're inviting 18–30s(ish) early stage creative practitioners with creative ideas, plans and practices that they are trying to grow or move forward to join us for a sharin

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Remember Me? Tamagotchi Family Workshop

Fri 10 Apr 14:30-16:30

This February half-term, we're excited to invite young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups to a special workshop with one of our Winter Residents, Nick Murray to explore games.

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Rainbows, Crystals, Lights: Family Creative Technology Workshop

Wed 15 Apr 14:00-16:00

This February half-term, we're excited to invite young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups to a special workshop with one of our Winter Residents, Alison Stott.

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