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Images from the Colony, a collaboration between visual artists Mike Blow and Alison Ballard, and displayed last year at Crewe Market Square
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Images from Tate Exchange ‘The Alchemy Between Us’ by Laurence Payot – an installation unveiled at Crewe train station last year. Photography by Robert Battersby
Event
CONVERGENCE: SHIFT and WEAVE Symposium
13 Feb 2018
Event times
12pm - 8pm
Cost of entry
Free
Macclesfield Town Hall
Address
- Market Place
- Macclesfield
England - SK10 1EA
- United Kingdom
An exciting line-up of original art, new gadgets and thought-provoking talks from technology experts has been unveiled for a forthcoming free event bridging the digital and artistic worlds.
About
‘CONVERGENCE’ is a symposium developed by two Cheshire organisations SHIFT and WEAVE and will take place at Macclesfield Town Hall on Tuesday, February 13, from 12pm to 8.30pm.
The event is open to anyone to attend, from technology and arts professionals to those who simply have a curiosity. Throughout the day there will be an eclectic range of speakers, group discussion sessions and an opportunity for attendees to wander and experience an exhibition of installations for themselves.
Among the featured installations at CONVERGENCE are:
● A virtual reality film reflecting on the trial of famed computer scientist Alan Turing
● A digital sculpture by acclaimed Liverpool-based artist Laurence Payot, who created an interactive art installation at Crewe train station last year.
● ‘The Dreamer is still asleep’ sound installation, which has been a key feature at the National Trust’s Little Moreton Hall near Congleton.
One of the key aims of the event is to demonstrate how the digital and art worlds can be fused together to develop new technologies that captivate and inspire people. Amongst the speakers are representatives from Siemens, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) and the University of Salford.
For more information about the Symposium event, and to book your place, visit: https://convergencesymposium.eventbrite.co.uk
