Material Shadows: Performance and Panel Discussion (Edinburgh)
Tue, Apr 22, 2025 18:00 PM - 20:00 PM
Material Shadows: Performance and Panel Discussion (Edinburgh)
Tue, Apr 22, 2025 18:00 PM - 20:00 PM
Overview
About this Event
Join this event including a performance followed by a panel discussion to hear from researchers at the University of Edinburgh, joined by researchers at Lancaster University exploring embodiment, materialism and technology, as part of Operation Biodegradable exhibition, for the 2025 Edinburgh Science Festival.
This performance has been developed in collaboration with artists and led by Theodore Koterwas, physically interacting with AI in an environment. The set has been built in collaboration with the creators of Shadowplay, Joseph Lindley and Jesse Josua Benjamin, an interactive installation playing with shadows and AI.
The panel discussion will invite researchers and key members of the exhibition to create an open and expansive dialogue around the exhibition themes, inviting audiences to ask questions and share their own comments observations.
Date: Tue 22 April 2025
Time: 6 – 8pm | Free/Ticketed (Doors Open 5:30pm)
Location: Inspace, 1 Crichton St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
About Operation Biodegradable Exhibition
Discover how biomaterials and human-centred design could revolutionise surgical environments at this exhibition brought to you by staff, students and graduates at the University of Edinburgh. Showcasing a range of artwork, artefacts and prototypes, it offers a hands-on opportunity to engage with and understand the challenges and potential solutions in designing an operating theatre that better supports surgeons and the environment.
Dates: Sat – Sun | 19 – 27 April 2025 [Closed Tue 22 April]
Time: 10am – 5pm | Free / Drop-In
Location: Inspace, 1 Crichton St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
*Please register your ticket for the Performance and Panel Discussion Event. The exhibition is open to drop-in.
For inquiries about accessibility, please contact the DI team at designinformatics@ed.ac.uk or visit the Access webpage for more venue information: https://inspace.ed.ac.uk/venue-access/
The exhibition also features another event - Operation Biodegradable Late Event, more details and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/operation-biodegradable-late-tickets-1251101832259?aff=oddtdtcreator
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