On April 12th, The Royal Center School of Speech and Drama organises a one-day event held at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, dedicated to e-wastes and contemporary technological habits.
This event forms part of the research network ‘Bodies of Planned Obsolescence: digital performance and the global politics of electronic waste’, which is led by Dani Ploeger and has been supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London.
The event will feature video art by Ellen Pau (HK), Dislocation, [1min 47sec], Greenman Muleh Mbilleh (Kenya), con-fyu-zei [3min], Dani Ploeger (UK/NL), Tether (for Gaikundo sheep), [2min 15sec]. Photography by Alexia Manzano (AR/D). Panel discussion with Catherine Chapman (freelance journalist, VICE/NBC), Dani Ploeger (artist, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), Marianna Tsionki (research curator, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, Manchester) and Dr. Chris Williams (Institute of Education, University College London). Curated by Marianna Tsionki.
© Dani Ploeger
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE ROYAL CENTER SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA OR THE BODIES OF PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE WEBSITE AND BLOG.
