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Catching up with Artists in Residence Action Hero

Posted on Fri 22 Jun 2018

This May, our latest Artists in Residence Action Hero set off from Bristol on a six month journey across Europe. In a motorhome housing a recording studio, they are currently travelling over 30,000km, recording songs of love, hope, heartbreak, loss and desire, sung by the people they meet. The…

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Introduction to A Haunted Existence

Posted on Thu 21 Jun 2018

In the early 1950s a 17-year-old called, Geoffrey Patrick Williamson was a train going from Exeter to Bristol, when he approached a plain clothed railway officer. Their brief encounter was deemed inappropriate and Williamson was arrested. On questioning, Williamson revealed the names of 17 men he…

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Immersive Histories: Dam Busters

Posted on Wed 6 Jun 2018

Around the end of 2017 All Seeing Eye, made up of four team members, proposed an historically accurate XR experience that explores virtual reality, physicality and is set on a large WWII aircraft called the G-George. Resident Olie Kay shared with us the processes they went through to create The Dam…

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Video Nation Revisited

Posted on Tue 29 May 2018

Mandy Rose first joined BBC in 1991. She started working as sound recordist, before going onto produce documentary film and co-found ground-breaking media project Video Nation.


Open Bionics launch party

Posted on Wed 25 Apr 2018

This evening Studio residents Open Bionics celebrate the launch of the world's first medically approved 3D-printed bionic arm, and the most affordable bionic arm ever.

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Meet the Bristol VR Lab Residents

Posted on Tue 24 Apr 2018

In this special lunchtime talk we were joined by three founding residents of Bristol VR Lab, a brand new shared workspace for companies exploring virtual, augmented and mixed reality.Introducing:Go VirtuallyRachael Godfrey’s company Go Virtually produces 360-degree video for tours, allowing the…

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Are we in the weather or is the weather in us?

Posted on Mon 16 Apr 2018

Last year, Aidan Moesby undertook a residency with us here at the Pevasive Studio to spend some time investigating digital technology and how it might apply to, or enhance his work. In this lunchtime talk, Aidan and his collaborator on the project, psychiatrist David Cousins, introduced us to a new…

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Neon Dance presents Puzzle Creature

Posted on Fri 6 Apr 2018

Five Things I Learned:1. Adrienne Hart is the artistic director for Neon Dance, a dance company that acts as a vehicle for collaboration with artists working in different disciplines. Adrienne is classically trained as a dancer and choreographer, but is more interested in cross-disciplinary work. At…