Lunchtime talk write-up
Ambient Literature with Tom Abba
Posted on Fri 29 Jan 2016
“What the dickens is ambient literature?”
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2015 in Review
Posted on Tue 12 Jan 2016
With a brand new year comes the excitement of things to come, further collaborations and also the time to take stock of the achievements of the year just passed.
Lunchtime talk write-up
Making in China with Molly Price and Fiona Dowling
Posted on Mon 21 Dec 2015
On Friday 11 December, Molly Price and Fiona Dowling joined us to share their recent experiences exploring Maker culture in China. Molly is a designer, maker and Studio resident and Fiona is the founder of The Laser House.
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Studio Advent-ures
Posted on Mon 21 Dec 2015
The decs are out and the tree is up – its twinkling lights contending with Studio resident Tom Metcalfe’s new 3D printer, humming away in the corner of the Studio. With smells of mulling spices drifting from the Watershed café/bar, we are certainly geared up for Christmas, but this festive…
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Pink Friday Fandom: Becoming Barbie with Nicki Minaj
Posted on Thu 17 Dec 2015
Jennifer Whitney has recently joined us in the Studio as a Research Fellow with the Digital Cultures Research Centre, exploring ideas around ‘The Automation of Everyday Life.’
Lunchtime talk write-up
NIGHTWATCHERS – Designing for the Tower of London
Posted on Tue 15 Dec 2015
Fresh from making NIGHTWATCHERS, a nocturnal experience at the Tower of London, residents Amy Rose and May Abdalla shared their learnings in a brilliantly subtitled talk ‘Whose art is it anyway? Confidence and Compromise'.
Studio blog
Business as usual
Posted on Wed 25 Nov 2015
Alongside The Rooms festival, which has been a big part of Studio life these past few weeks, the Studio residents have been ploughing full steam ahead with their work, and we have plenty of emerging news to share with you.
Remember, remember the 5th of November... Reviewing The Rooms Festival
Posted on Wed 25 Nov 2015
As Studio Assistant, I'm very much a fixture of Studio whilst I'm based here 5 days a week. However, I was given the brilliant opportunity to venture out to both attend and usher at a very special one-off event that happened earlier this month. The Rooms festival by REACT took over Bristol old…
Lunchtime talk write-up
Making movies with your mobile
Posted on Mon 23 Nov 2015
On Friday 13 November we welcomed Rife alumni, Director of Photography and camera expert Jack Edwards to the Studio talk to us about making movies with your mobile.
Lunchtime talk write-up
Discovering Sense of Place through a large scale hybrid zoetrope
Posted on Mon 16 Nov 2015
Resident conservationist, film director and visual artist, Matt Bjerregaard, took the floor on Friday 23 October to reflect on and share his experiences of his recent creative endeavour. Matt was commissioned by Somerset Art Weeks to collaborate with two other artists, and using a combination of…