Whilst chaotic, its certainly been a rewarding couple of weeks! 

Collaborative research project Being There celebrated two years of EPSRC-funded research looking at humans and robots in public space with a showcase last week. Watershed flooded with keen humans looking to interact with our special bot guests. Around presentations from a range of critically engaged perspectives, there were various robots installed around the venue to playfully provoke discussion. 

In the very same week, we also welcomed our brilliant Unfixed artists who joined us for an intense five day residency to develop their ideas through workshops and presentations. The residency invited eight disabled residents from both the UK and Australia to convene and investigate arts, disability and technology. With limited time, they boldly developed some early ideas to test some of the considerations from the week, that they presented in a Lunchtime Talk. The residency was supported by Watershed, Unlimited, Access2Arts and the Australian Network for Art and Technology.

Another residency being supported by Watershed is our Artist in Residence programme, awarded to artist Edson Burton. Edson is a fantastic member of the Bristol arts community - his work honing in on his skills as an historian and a writer, programme coordinator and performer. Edson will be introducing his residency project, The Last Blues Song of a Lost Afronaut, in this week's Lunchtime Talk.

Residents Compass Presents had a busy weekend, unveiling their latest event at the covert Boiling Wells in St Werburghs, Bristol. Equinox was a commission by the British Film Institute to celebrate their Britain On Film season. In true Compass style, a sinister archive trail was set up to exhibit rare footage from the rural South West, culminating in an expanded cinema screening of The Wicker Man. The event was brilliantly attended and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, which is a real indicator of how audiences want to experience cinema in the city. Photograph of event taken by Paul Blakemore.

Resident Tom Metcalfe had his product Raincloud exhibited at London Design Festival 2016, where he joined a panel discussion exploring the future of living at home. Raincloud taps into MetOffice data to supply accurate indication of when it's going to rain, to keep in your home as a reminder to take that umbrella with you. The Festival ran from the 17-25 September 2016.

Anagram return to the Tower of London this November with their challenging and immersive event, NIGHTWATCHERS. Watch the trailer below and make sure you secure tickets before they go.