Atmospheric Forces - a beginning
Thursday 10th June
2pm - 3.15pm (online)
Join artists Sheila Ghelani and Sue Palmer and guests, as they respond to the question 'Atmospheric Forces - what does this mean to you?’
Topics that they’re exploring:
The weather system of a person. The weather system of a planet.
The air, global exchange, trade winds, climate, gravity, circulation
Colonialism and empire
Coverings, layers, care
Guest presenters:
Jane Trowell - Art educator, curator and environmental justice activist, Jane works with arts-activist research organisation Platform
Deepa Bhasthi - Writer and Farmer (joining from India)
Andrew Charlton-Perez - Associate Professor in the Department of Meteorology, Reading University,
Harshavardhan Bhat - PhD Researcher with the Monsoon Assemblages project at the University of Westminster (joining from India)
Marlene Creates - Environmental artist who lives and works in a 6-acre patch of old-growth Boreal forest on the island of Newfoundland, off the Atlantic coast of Canada (joining from Newfoundland).
Ollie Douglas - Curator at MERL Collections, Reading University (pre-recorded video)
Sheila and Sue are part of 'Work in Progress', a joint project between the University of Reading's Department of Film, Theatre and Television, and Reading's cultural venue, South Street theatre. The project is funded by Arts Council England.
This informal online event marks Sheila and Sue’s first in-public exploration of their new research focus, following a number of conversations with Reading-based researchers across the University.
The artist duo collaborated on the work Common Salt which was hosted at The MERL in January 2020.
In Atmospheric Forces they continue to open up the themes of nature, colonialism, memory and connectivity and will present their new piece as a work in progress in the Autumn.
This event welcomes attendees who have an interest in the topics, coming from any research background. It will be hosted on Zoom; to register please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvceGspz4vHty8yg907xXqehROoYBVq0eq
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
