The art-researcher and Planetary Collegium student Benjamin Pothier joined a geological and glaciological expedition in the Chilean desert, in conditions similar to Mars. He joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments on Earth and the most similar environment… Continue reading I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
Month: May 2017
1st June 2017: The Moon in Orbit- Foxy News Investigative storytelling
1pm | 1st June 2017 | Jill Craigie Cinema Artists Natalie G’NAT Wetzel and Mark Andrus orbit again from The Moon, their transdisciplinary studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Foxy News, a tale about a giant fox and a determined ‘shooter’ who investigate causes of emotional derailing while riding trains through foreign lands. This strange… Continue reading 1st June 2017: The Moon in Orbit- Foxy News Investigative storytelling
Plymouth University researcher’s song is unveiled in Clash Magazine
John Matthias, Associate Professor in Sonic Arts at Plymouth University, new song has been unveiled in Clash Magazine. ‘Same Vapour’ is the first track to be made public on the forthcoming album ‘Race to Zero’ by John Matthias and Jay Auborn. Their album can be pre-ordered here.
Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 9th May 2017, 12.30pm, Roland Levinsky Building 213 – Keith Brown, a Design Knowledge seminar 10th May, 1pm, Scott 102 – Land/Water round table discussion 10th May, 2pm – ‘Ubiquity’, an… Continue reading Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
18th May 2017: Photographies
18 May & 19 May, 2017 309 Regent St, University of Westminster, London UK To celebrate their tenth anniversary, photographies journal is holding a two-day conference. Bringing together a range of international speakers, it promises to be a defining event engaging and interrogating the contemporary condition and currency of the photographic image. Talks will address… Continue reading 18th May 2017: Photographies
16th May 2017: Multisensory Aesthetics Symposium
10.30am – 6pm | Link 3 The Multisensory Aesthetics project at Plymouth University is a transdiciplinary collaboration between psychology, fine art, 3D design and sound art, designed to explore the creation and perception of multisensory artworks. As part of the project you are invited to a one day workshop exploring the use of multisensory techniques… Continue reading 16th May 2017: Multisensory Aesthetics Symposium
Registration now open: On the Moors Postgraduate Research Conference
On The Moors: Performance.Experience.Presence Postgraduate Research Conference 10-11 June 2017 on Dartmoor Keynotes by Roberta Mock, Phil Smith and Claudia Zeiske Registration now open! The University of Plymouth annual transdisciplinary practice-research postgraduate conference this year takes place in Dartmoor National Park over the weekend of 10-11 June 2017, and is now open for booking. Following the… Continue reading Registration now open: On the Moors Postgraduate Research Conference
Union and Disunion in the Nineteenth Century: early bird extended
22nd and 23rd June | Plymouth University The first international conference hosted by Plymouth Nineteenth Century Studies (PUNCS) began on the day of the Brexit referendum, and commentators have seen that event in the context of other signs of anti-globalisation and in a landscape of violent disintegrations or forcible integrations in the Twenty-first century. This… Continue reading Union and Disunion in the Nineteenth Century: early bird extended
Plymouth University lecturer short listed for short story award
Wild Gestures, the first collection by Plymouth University Lecturer in English and Creative Writing Lucy Durneen, has been shortlisted in the Best Short Story Collection category at the Saboteur Awards. Published by Midnight Sun Publishing, the book brings together stories of loss, desire and opportunities missed and was released in January this year. The winner… Continue reading Plymouth University lecturer short listed for short story award
Arts and Humanities research events this week
The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 2nd May 2017, 12.30pm, Roland Levinsky Building 213- Hannah Drayson and Mike Blow, a Design Knowledge seminar 3rd May 2017, 4.30pm, in Roland Levinsky Building 306 – Steven Paige on archives,… Continue reading Arts and Humanities research events this week