Air Matters: Skyport Oct 3rd – Jan 5th

AIR MATTERS  Learning from Heathrow October 3, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Watermans Arts Centre  40 High Street, Brentford  TW8 0DS http://www.watermans.org.uk Opening Event. Wednesday October 9, 6.30 – 8.30 pm Kate Carr. Ascending Composition 1 (For planes). Mixed media, 2019. Photograph: Nick Ferguson The air is partitioned, apportioned, and legislated like any other part of the environment. […]

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Air Matters – Sky Port Blog

photo John Aitken Air Matters: Learning from Heathrow is a forthcoming exhibition and programme of events at Watermans Arts Centre, 8th October – 31st Dec 2019, that explores the politics of air at London Heathrow. For some, the air at Heathrow is a space of networks and travel. For others, it is what they must […]

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Watershed talk

A special Showcase event to experience the new work developed by Pervasive Media Studio’s fantastic Winter Artists in Residence: Victoria Melody, Magz Hall and Javaad Alipoor. Victoria Melody is an award-winning artist who creates theatrical shows about Britain’s favourite pastimes, passions and tribes. After being diagnosed with ADHD, Victoria began looking for alternatives to medication, […]

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Sky Scanning

Scanning has a long history, as a male dominated hobby since the invention of radio.  In the UK scanners have been available commercially since the early 60’s. Shorrock Developments Ltd from Blackburn Lancs seem to be the first UK company selling airband radio it cost about £36 pounds about £700 now. Many are still working […]

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Wintersound Festival

My radio hats will be Voicing Gender at the Wintersound Festival on Sat 26th Jan 6pm at Sidney Cooper Gallery : WINTERSOUND: 24-26 January 2019 @ Sidney Cooper Gallery Returning for its third year, the Sidney Cooper Gallery is warmed from its midwinter chill by striking performances and sound installations by local, national and international […]

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Skyport work in progress at PMS

I am doing a winter residency at the Watershed PMS in Bristol and writing a blog about my time there and work in progress: Air Matters: Learning from Heathrow is a forthcoming exhibition and programme of events at Watermans Arts Centre, 8th October – 31st Dec 2019, that explores the politics of air at London […]

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