Studio Resident Jasmine Butt recently started Postgraduate Research exploring 'Subversive Musical Instruments' at UWE. Her work is centred around Optical Sound - a photographic recording technology in which audio waveforms are printed with (and read as) fluctuations in light.

This talk will explore the fascinating, half-buried history of optical sound technology, including its role in groundbreaking early audio synthesis of the 30s and 40s and its use as an audio-visual artistic tool by experimental film-makers in the 1970s. Jasmine will also share details of her own work, where she is researching methods of converting the moving image to sound and developing digital tools to extend the optical sound framework, both in software and in the darkroom.

Open Studio Fridays

From 10:00 - 17:00 you can stay at the Studio for Open Studio Fridays - join us to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. The Studio provides chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Tell us what you’re up to, or allow us to facilitate conversations within the resident community. Studio staff and residents will be around to chat, answer questions, or tell you more about what we do. The open afternoons close at 17:00, sometimes with a trip to the Café & Bar.

Where to find us

The Lunchtime Talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio, which is in the Watershed building. The Studio is just beyond the Café & Bar, turn right and then go down the corridor to your left (where the toilets are). The double doors here will be open, go 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.

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