Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
Emilie and Duncan set up in Amsterdam and continued their thinking around the weight of the human voice; explored the public spaces they found visiting the city and got involved in some hot-headed debates.Read more on the NIMK blog posts here and here.
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
As Duncan explored Tokyo, Emilie stayed in Bristol to tackle the tasks the artists have set themselves. No 1 on their list: to design a number of lo-fi sound-making devices and communication systems that don’t exist. Read more at the 'We Are Forests' NIMK blog.
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
Emilie and Duncan embraced the collaborative approach at the Studio and participated in a number discussions, brain-storming sessions and informal get-togethers. A morning session run by the DCRC prooved particularly useful to help them clarify their thoughts around the project. Read more about it…
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
As the conceptual thinking around 'We Are Forests' progressed, Emilie and Duncan got increasingly aware of the differences in their practices and approaches. Duncan, who has been working with performance for many years, was drawn to public spheres and audiences' interaction within them; Emily, who…
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
As part of the trip to Japan, Manami at British Council arranged for Duncan, Drew and I to visit YCAM - Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, in the South of the country.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
The British Council's Digital Creative Conference was the first event of its kind to beheld in Tokyo, bringing together artists, curators, producers and policy makers to share work and insights and discuss ways of working.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
Some of the most inspiring work shown at the conference was by Seiichi Saito and Daito Manabe of Rhizomatiks, a collective blending cutting edge artistic and commercial work.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
Whilst we were in Tokyo we were taken to the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival held at The National Art Center, Tokyo, an extraordinary building.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
After weeks of globe hopping, Studio residents Joanie and Nico stopped by to fill us in on their exciting plans for the upcoming months. Here’s a quick glance at their spring 2011 diary.
Posted on Fri 4 Mar 2011
Duncan Speakman and Émilie Grenier began their cross-european artist residency with three weeks at The Pervasive Media Studio. On Wednesday 23 February they gave a work-in-progress talk, an introduction to We Are Forests, the new sonic artwork to be developed through the residency, which…
