‘Broadmead: The Movie’ to be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery

The film ‘Broadmead: The Movie’ directed by Radiohead Artist, Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume with a score written by Plymouth University researcher John Matthias, and Jay Auborn will be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery, London on Thursday 19th October. The film will be followed by a Q & A with the directors and composers and… Continue reading ‘Broadmead: The Movie’ to be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery

Plymouth University researcher visits Japan

Adam Benjamin, Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, has visited Tokyo to work with Integrated Dance Company – Kyo in preparation for the company’s upcoming visit to the UK. The dancers will participate in the integrated dance summer school run by the University’s School of Humanities and Performing Arts, and perform Open State, choreographed by Adam,… Continue reading Plymouth University researcher visits Japan

U.S Premiere of Broadmead- The Movie

Broadmead – The Movie by artists Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume with an original score by Plymouth Univeristy researcher Dr John Matthias and Jay Auborn will have its US Premiere at the Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at NYU Tisch School for the Arts on April 17th. Broadmead in Bristol is an unregarded shopping centre, derided by some, ignored by… Continue reading U.S Premiere of Broadmead- The Movie

From digital to post-digital memory

On The Arts Institute Digital Memory Symposium: Monday, 16th January 2017 By Hannah Drayson and James Sweeting The University of Plymouth’s Art Institute’s first one-day research symposium brought together researchers from across the Faculty of Arts & Humanities to respond to the theme of Digital Memory.  It aimed to explore how the ‘turn to the material’ across… Continue reading From digital to post-digital memory

26 January 2017: Group Creativity & Education Symposium

Symposium: Group Creativity and Education Thursday 26th January 2017, 9:30am – 4pm Presented by Cognovo and Art and Sound Link Building, Third Floor Cognovo Seminar Space, Plymouth University This symposium brings together psychologists, creative artists and educationalists to share common practice and explore new ideas in education and group creativity. In an educational landscape in the UK which… Continue reading 26 January 2017: Group Creativity & Education Symposium

7 July 2016: Symposium on the psychology of artistic creativity

You are welcome to attend the symposium, Psychology of Artistic Creativity, taking place on Thursday 7th July from 9:30am – 12:45pm as part of the Cognition Institute Conference at Plymouth University. It is free to attend. The session will feature talks from: Jon May (Plymouth University) – The psychology of artistic creativity David Sargeant (Plymouth University) – Thinking through fiction Emma Redding… Continue reading 7 July 2016: Symposium on the psychology of artistic creativity

Dr John Matthias has co-written the score to ‘Broadmead-The Movie’

The world premiere of ‘Broadmead the Movie’,a film by Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume, takes place on 14th May 2016. Broadmead in Bristol is an unregarded shopping centre, derided by some, ignored by most. Slated for demolition, it has been chosen by Stanley Donwood as the subject for his first feature film, a film which… Continue reading Dr John Matthias has co-written the score to ‘Broadmead-The Movie’

Plymouth University researchers score feature film premiered at Tribeca

John Matthias and Jay Auborn (dBs Plymouth) have written part of the score to the new feature film, Poor Boy directed by Robert Scott Wildes. The world premiere of Poor Boy took place at the Tribeca Film festival, New York City on 17th April 2016. The film, shot in the American desert, follows the story of… Continue reading Plymouth University researchers score feature film premiered at Tribeca