Please note: This event took place in Feb 2015
Lunchtime Talks are a series of informal presentations at Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio. They normally take place at 13:00 on a Friday, are free and are open to everybody who is interested in what they do. Come along, bring a sandwich, and get to know more about the Studio community, current and up-coming projects, or residents' work.
This week's talk is taking place in Cinema 3 instead of the PM Studio to accommodate as many people as possible.
The world is getting warmer – but how will this change our weather? And how might a changing climate disrupt our lives?
To celebrate Bristol’s status as European Green Capital, In Between Time has invited a conjurer of unusual weather, artist Fujiko Nakaya to the city. IBT has invited Nakaya to transform Pero's bridge (one of Watershed's closest neighbours) into a Fog Bridge.
Fujiko Nakaya is a world renowned installation and video artist who uses fog as a sculptural medium. Collaborating with the elements, her clouds are created by water pumped at high pressure through many micro-fine nozzles.
In addition to this brand new commission for Bristol on Pero's Bridge, you can experience her permanent fog landscapes at the Nakaya Ukichoro Museum of Snow and Ice in Ishikawa, Japan; the Australian National Gallery in Canberra; and the Jardin de L'Eau, in the Parc de la Villette, Paris. She recently created a fog sculpture for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and transformed a bridge on the approach to San Franscisco's Exploratorium, bringing a new dynamic to the Bay area's ever changing environment.
Fujiko Nakaya will be joined on stage by Anne-Marie Duguet, her long time collaborator and the curator of the accompanying Fog Bridge exhibition at Arnolfini. Anne-Marie will lead the presentation and facilitate a discussion with the audience.
The Pervasive Media Studio is located within the Watershed building. Let us know if you'd like a tour and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk
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