Lunchtime Talk: Stand + Stare (Let's Discuss: Houses of Darkness)

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Fri 3 Mar 2023 13:00-14:00 at Pervasive Media Studio Event Space & YouTube Live

Lunchtime Talk: Stand + Stare (Let's Discuss: Houses of Darkness)

Let’s Discuss is a chatbot developed by Stand + Stare for Houses of Darkness. This project addresses perpetrator perspectives in contemporary Nazi camp memorials.

Image Credit: Houses of Darkness

Hosted by

Lucy Telling

Lucy is Co-Director of Stand + Stare, creating interactive installations, exhibitions and performances.

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Is it right to give any attention to the perpetrators of the holocaust? Is it helpful to understand what makes a perpetrator?

Artists at three European sites have created work that engages with “perpetrator spaces” at these camps. After experiencing these exhibitions, audiences are invited to explore the themes raised through Let’s Discuss. The chatbot guides them through some of the questions at the heart of this project.

In this talk, Lucy Telling from Stand + Stare presents the project and talks about some of the challenges of creating a chatbot that is sensitive to this difficult subject, the artists’ work and the Memorials’ approaches. She will explain why they chose to create a chatbot and why it works for their target audiences. She will also discuss Stand + Stare’s approach and why they included creative activities as part of the chatbot experience.

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 3rd March 2023 at 1pm for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards.

The Pervasive Media Studio is a partnership between the Watershed, University of the West of England and University of Bristol. The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region. Watershed is supported by Arts Council England.

Address:

Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX

Directions:

The Lunchtime talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.

The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.

For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.

*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.

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