Project blog by Magz Hall

Posted on Sun 24 Feb 2019

Known in the industry as UAVs, drones are aircraft piloted by remote control or onboard computers. Recent airport closures have taken me to look at how radio technology is being used to combat drones.

Image of Victoria Melody by Rosie Powell
Project blog by Victoria Melody

Posted on Thu 21 Feb 2019

Where to start…I’m working on some complicated, experimental and avant-garde ideas. I’m working in areas I know little about – neuroscience and computer programming and I don’t know what the final product will be. Like the beginnings of all new art projects, it’s a ball of confusion but…

Project blog by Magz Hall

Posted on Fri 8 Feb 2019

Scanning has a long history, as a male dominated hobby since the invention of radio. In the UK scanners have been available commercially since the early 60’s.

Project blog by Magz Hall

Posted on Mon 28 Jan 2019

This week I took my radio hats with a binaural radio work of mine called Voicing Gender, to the Wintersound Festival in Canterbury. It's an ongoing project I started via the Alt Barbican programme.

Studio blog

Welcome to the Pervasive Media Studio

Posted on Fri 25 Jan 2019

Want to be inspired, take a break, and learn more about brilliant projects and people working with creative technology?

Project blog by Magz Hall

Posted on Thu 10 Jan 2019

Drone airport headlines have been timely, as I am developing ‘Skyport’ a radio art installation for an exhibition later in the year called Air Matters: Learning from Heathrow.

Project blog by Jo Kimber

Posted on Fri 21 Dec 2018

2018 has been a busy time in the studio. We said goodbye to Verity McIntosh and Sookie Greene and hello to Will, Hannah and Natasha. We welcomed two babies and lots of new Residents. Here are our highlights.

Photo: Dick Penny (CEO of Watershed at the time) shovelling snow on Millennium Square.
Project blog by Jo Kimber

Posted on Fri 21 Dec 2018

Jo Lansdowne, Watershed's Executive Producer – Pervasive Media Studio 10thBirthday On Valentines Day the Pervasive Media Studio turned 10 years old. We wanted to celebrate by looking forward rather than backward, outward rather than inward and by foregrounding the work of the…

Project blog by Magz Hall

Posted on Mon 3 Dec 2018

My first days at the Watershed were a buzz of meetings and events where I spoke to many inspired artists about current work and projects.