A event held at Cafe Kino on Friday 9th June. The event starts at 19:30.
*Free Event – please book to reserve your space*
What’s your vision for a sustainable future? How do you feel about computers telling you how to save energy? Have recent innovations actually improved your use and experience of energy? Will our homes ever resemble micro power plants?
Join a conversation between artists and researchers imagining the hopeful, the woeful and the ridiculous scenarios of living with sustainable technologies.
During the event, we will exhibit a selection of large-scale, powerful pieces from four artists exploring the intersection of energy, digital technology and emotions. You will also hear from researchers working on the politics of conjuring up energy fantasies, dreams and aspirations: who gets to talk about our future, why them and who are they excluding?
The event will be a mix of talks and interactive activities. We will provide all the necessary materials.
The event is free, but booking is highly recommended due to the limited capacity of the venue.
Who is it aimed at:
We welcome anyone interested in creative approaches to topics like sustainable energy, digital technology or emotions. No previous background knowledge is required. 18+ only.
Where:
Cafe Kino, 108 Stokes Croft, Cotham, Bristol BS1 3RU
When:
Friday, 7.30-10 pm, 9th June 2023
Bios:
Aude Aboul-Nasr is a freelance illustrator based in Marseille, in the south of France, and works with independent media, grassroots organizations, and various initiatives based between Europe and the Middle East.
Joe Bourne is a Research Fellow at PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity. His research focuses on how creative methods such as art, design and theatre, can facilitate dialogue between technology experts and experts in the domain technology is being applied.
Jordan Collver is is an illustrator and science communicator using visual narratives in comics to explore themes of science, nature, and belief. He is the artist for the Eisner-nominated comic Hocus Pocus: Magic, Mystery & The Mind, and his work has been featured in The London Natural History Museum, Slate, and several comic anthologies. He sounds Canadian but lives in Bristol, UK.
Mary Hart is a Bristol-based digital illustrator. Her work covers a wide variety of themes, including environment, technology and day-to-day life, and does this using rather chaotic scenes to create immersive single-page narratives.
Ola Michalec is a social scientist based at the University of Bristol. She is interested in ‘the making of’ digital technologies for sustainability. Ola's work applies social scientific theories and creative methods to seemingly hardcore engineering domains, like the energy industry of internet infrastructure.
Liz Ormian is an independent artist, who recently graduated from Falmouth University, whose work tends to focus on using limited colours to create a strong sense of atmosphere. Her quiet yet powerful style evokes a home that is entirely believable and yet also surreal.
About PETRAS:
This work has been supported by the PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity, which has been funded by the UK EPSRC under grant number EP/S035362/1.
CONNECT WITH EVENT ORGANISERS!
Any questions? Please email Ola and Joe at [email protected] and [email protected]
Entry requirements:
What’s your vision for a sustainable future? How do you feel about computers telling you how to save energy? Have recent innovations actually improved your use and experience of energy? Will our homes ever resemble micro power plants?
Join a conversation between artists and researchers imagining the hopeful, the woeful and the ridiculous scenarios of living with sustainable technologies.
During the event, we will exhibit a selection of large-scale, powerful pieces from four artists exploring the intersection of energy, digital technology and emotions. You will also hear from researchers working on the politics of conjuring up energy fantasies, dreams and aspirations: who gets to talk about our future, why them and who are they excluding?
The event will be a mix of talks and interactive activities. We will provide all the necessary materials.
The event is free, but booking is highly recommended due to the limited capacity of the venue.
Who is it aimed at:
We welcome anyone interested in creative approaches to topics like sustainable energy, digital technology or emotions. No previous background knowledge is required. 18+ only.
Where:
Cafe Kino, 108 Stokes Croft, Cotham, Bristol BS1 3RU
When:
Friday, 7.30-10 pm, 9th June 2023
Bios:
Aude Aboul-Nasr is a freelance illustrator based in Marseille, in the south of France, and works with independent media, grassroots organizations, and various initiatives based between Europe and the Middle East.
Joe Bourne is a Research Fellow at PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity. His research focuses on how creative methods such as art, design and theatre, can facilitate dialogue between technology experts and experts in the domain technology is being applied.
Jordan Collver is is an illustrator and science communicator using visual narratives in comics to explore themes of science, nature, and belief. He is the artist for the Eisner-nominated comic Hocus Pocus: Magic, Mystery & The Mind, and his work has been featured in The London Natural History Museum, Slate, and several comic anthologies. He sounds Canadian but lives in Bristol, UK.
Mary Hart is a Bristol-based digital illustrator. Her work covers a wide variety of themes, including environment, technology and day-to-day life, and does this using rather chaotic scenes to create immersive single-page narratives.
Ola Michalec is a social scientist based at the University of Bristol. She is interested in ‘the making of’ digital technologies for sustainability. Ola's work applies social scientific theories and creative methods to seemingly hardcore engineering domains, like the energy industry of internet infrastructure.
Liz Ormian is an independent artist, who recently graduated from Falmouth University, whose work tends to focus on using limited colours to create a strong sense of atmosphere. Her quiet yet powerful style evokes a home that is entirely believable and yet also surreal.
About PETRAS:
This work has been supported by the PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity, which has been funded by the UK EPSRC under grant number EP/S035362/1.
CONNECT WITH EVENT ORGANISERS!
Any questions? Please email Ola and Joe at [email protected] and [email protected]
Entry requirements:
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