Marwood’s Talks Programme (PDF 209kb)

19:00

Sue Craig
Finding Utopia at Yurtopia

Come and find out more about the creation of the Stanmer Yurt – inspired by the Scottish Storytelling Yurt, this is the first communally created yurt in the South Downs National Park.

Sue is a community artist, spinner, natural dyer, local historian and creator of the Knitting the Map and the Yurt projects.

20:00

James Burt
Under the paving stones, the beach

A psychogeographic examination of Brighton & Hove. Come and learn about playful strategies and techniques to read and explore cities. You might find out that you already live in the perfect city for you.

James is a blogger, programmer and runner

21:30

Dr Paul Oestreicher
War

‘Mother, tell me, what is war?’ ‘My child, that was once upon a time’. The abolition of war has always been seen as an unrealistic ideal, but that utopia has now become a necessity if humanity is to survive.

Paul is the former Chair, Amnesty International UK; Vice-President, CND; Anglican priest and Quaker.

22:30

Julian Treasure
Utopia Sounds

In our louder and louder world, are we losing our ability to listen? Learn techniques to re-tune your ears for conscious listening — to other people and to the world around you.

Julian is a sound designer, author of the book Sound Business and Chair of The
Sound Agency.

23:30

Alex Bowen & Micheál O’Connell
Rock around the  **** : Rev. Mount Holy

Two on stage. One instructs the other, live and audibly, as the other performs a
stand-up routine. This deconstructed comedy gig considers the idea of ‘avatar’ as contemporary and seeks to raise questions about cynicism versus earnestness and the zealot versus the fool.

Alex and Micheal (aka Mocksim) are writers and artists who have a problem with almost everything but still function.

01:00

Luis Diaz
Mondrian’s Mirror: utopia as motivation

Mondrian used the concept of utopia in a practical way in his practice and in the
design of his own studio. How can we take this example revitalise and reinvigorate  the term today?

Luis is a senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Brighton who has carried out research on utopia, walking in cities, and everyday practices.

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01:30 GMT

Frédéric Monnoye
What is the Metahub?

Metahub was commissioned for this year’s White Night/ Nuit Blanche because it is an innovative, artist designed medium for artistic exchange and collaboration. It is an example of how artists makes use of available technology and push it to its limit as expression and communication. Listen to its founder explain the origins, concept and future.

Frederic is the ‘father’ of the Metahub, composer and digital artist.

03:00 GMT

Chris T-T
Underground Music Post-Capitalism & Twitter

A talk with slides about how social media replaces industries around the arts,
especially music, and what this will mean for artists, as capitalism comes to the end of its period of dominance.

Chris T-T is an acclaimed English underground singer-songwriter whose seven
albums since 1999 have influenced a generation of punk/folk artists.