Richard F Adams speaks to Alistair Gentry, Harmeet Chagger-Khan, Mr Gee and Hannah Redler Hawes about the 'Copy That?' exhibition. 'Copy That?' is an exhbition from the Open Data Institute's (ODI) arts programme Data as Culture. The exhibition asks how ‘true’ is the ‘data you’ and how many versions exist online? In the episode, Richard speaks to Alistair, Harmeet, Mr Gee and Hannah about the exhbition, about the ODI and their individual work. As well as about some of the broader ethical challenges that come with collecting and using data. For more information on the ‘Copy That?’ exhibition ..read more

Richard F Adams speaks to Antonio Roberts, Nick Briz and Hannah Redler Hawes about the 'Rules of Engagement' exhibition. 'Rules of Engagement' is an exhbition from the Open Data Institute's (ODI) arts programme Data as Culture. By seeing people as more than just data points, the exhibition asks those with power to reimagine how we engage with data, advocating for an ethical data future for everyone. 'Rules of Engagement' is curated by guest curator Antonio Roberts and features artists Nick Briz, A.M. Darke and Everest Pipkin. Through their work, the artists ask important questions that all o ..read more

Sam Fry speaks to Vik Bennett, a writer, poet and creative producer. Vik (known often in her writing as Victoria) is founder of the grassroots arts collective, Wild Women Press. As a result, she has spent the last twenty years curating platforms for women to share ideas, stories, inspirations, and actions for positive change. She also holds an MA in Creative Writing and has three decades experience working as a freelance writer and artist. Her writing has won the Andrew Waterhouse Poetry Award, the Mother's Milk Writing Prize, and a Northern Debut Award. She is also director of The Wizard an ..read more

Sam Fry speaks to Amina Abbas-Nazari: a designer, researcher and artist that works in Design Fiction. Amina uses Design Fiction to explore and design alternative interactions, systems and to create sonic fictions. As a graduate of MA Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art, Amina is also embarking on a Techne NPIF funded PhD studentship in the subject areas of Artificial Intelligence and Voice, in partnership with IBM. In the episode, the pair talk about Design Fiction, alongside some experiments that Amina is involved in around the concepts of voice and Artitifical Intelligence. Fo ..read more

Sam Fry speaks to Sam Cotton, a fashion designer, consultant and artist. Sam Cotton is an Award Winning Creative Director, Designer and Fashion Innovation Consultant, who specialises in Material Innovation, Design Innovation, Philosophical Models, Anthropological Research and Sustainability. His clients have included Valentino, JW Anderson, Alexander McQueen, COS, LVMH, Richemont, Parsons School of New Design, etc. More recently, Sam has been drawn back towards his interests in art, philosophy and form – to create digital art. So, in the episode, the pair talk about the fashion industry, inn ..read more

Sam Fry speaks to Helen Brady, a senior events manager that works for Events Northern in the North West of England. Helen is an amazing events manager, who runs a variety of corporate events in the UK. She is also one half of ‘Make Do Drink’ – a series of craft making events in Preston that she runs with Graphic Designer Nicola Darwin. We spoke about what it involves to run events, how the industry has been shaken up by the Covid-19 pandemic and about how the industry is blending the physical and digital. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c ..read more

Richard F Adams speaks to Rebecca Denton, an author that sometimes goes under the nom de plume Lizzy Dent. Rebecca Denton is an author and content creator. Her background is in worked in TV on a variety of interactive and digital concepts. These days, Rebecca has moved away from digital storytelling to focus on writing novels – including a trio of books under the title ‘This Beats Perfect’. Her first novel under the name Lizzy Dent comes out on Penguin next year. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Richard F Adams speaks to Graham Harman, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. Graham is known for his work with the metaphysics of objects and in developing of "object-oriented ontology". His recent book, "Artful Objects" is about art and the business of speculative realism. During the episode, the pair discuss philosophy, art, virtual reality and - of course - object-oriented ontology. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Samuel Fry speaks to Ben Templeton and Sam Howey Nunn, the team behind Artful Spark. For those that don't know, Artful Spark is a quarterly event series about boundary-defying work and cross-discipline collaboration, packed with tech demos, discussion and inspirational keynotes. The trio discuss digital culture, creating communities and some of Artful Spark's recent events. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Following an initial 6 episode trial run, Sam Fry and Richard Adams will be returning soon with more episodes. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more