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Constellations

constellations

An artist development programme produced by UP Projects in partnership with Flat Time House questioning the implications of an accelerated and networked lifestyle on human relations and interactions. 

Over the course of two days the Constellations group will be based at the Life Rewired Hub exploring ideas of collaboration, co-creation and peer-to-peer learning through a workshop and series of participatory activities.

Audiences can attend 3 unique workshops with the Constellations team where collaboration, co-creation and peer-to-peer learning are explored. 

View the full schedule for the day below and book your place on one of the sessions. 

 

Constellations is an annual artist development programme for artists based in the UK produced by UP Projects in partnership with Flat Time House. The programme supports artists interested in socio-political issues, community-oriented practice or public contexts. 

Constellations artists 2019-20:  Amanda Ramasawmy, Angharad Davies, Dunya Kalantery, Edwin Mingard, Hannah Kemp-Welch, Katie Fiore, Mai Omer and Miki Holloway.

Programme

4-5pm
Workout body 

A set of literary and visual provocations focusing on collaborative actions, their raison d’être and potential outcomes. Through these provocations, we invite participants to reflect on the differing group dynamics present in their lives, and to create fictional or realistic narratives of their own. 

5.30pm-6.30pm
100% sleep: I’ve let the data giants into my private life and now I track my dreams through electricity

Salt water is a natural Wifi and GPS blocking technology. Join us for a sea shanty workshop that attempts to disrupt the digital by inviting the waters of the Barbican lake to turn saline, thereby interfering with the multiple tracking technologies that encircle the centre.

7-8pm
Show me the face of your digital voice

From virtual assistants to supermarket checkouts, the digital voice is embedded in our cities. But who does it belong to, who does it speak for and what imprint does it leave on us? We’ll listen together in this practical workshop, to test the strategies of these machines.

Explore Life Rewired

Mirai Moriyama & Alter

More than Human Chatbot

Can AI get lonely? Our More than Human chatbot seems to think so. Start up a conversation with it now to discuss the big issues surrounding AI, and stop its lonely bot-heart from breaking.

Illustration

What is the internet doing to our bodies?

'The rise of the web is synonymous with a new kind of body that is noticeably different to the ones which preceded it...'

Vybarr Cregan-Reid considers how the way we use tools changes the way we look, as part of our Life Rewired Reads series. 

Life Rewired Hub

Location
The Life Rewired Hub is located on Level G. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.