Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre

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26 May 2019

18:00
Dinner

19:30
Screenings

Bedtime
Mushroom tea

Tendrils – Cinema Sleepover Series

About the screenings:

Data Feels is a short trailer on long standing lines of research into health, data flow and capture, by Karisa Senavitis. She guides us in an assemblage of the ghost pipe - an astonishing plant used for medicinal properties - and an online community organised around chronic illness, to speak about complex contingencies of health and multi-species communality.
K. Senavitis, 2019; 6 mins

Story Telling for Earthly Survival is a portrait of the eminent Donna Haraway - a feminist Science & Technologies Professor who has been foundational to understanding ecofeminism in recent years. In this close-up, energetic documentary, film maker Fabrizio Terranova captures Harraway as her enthusiastic and bubbly self - as together they weave a tale for all us critters. Join us for a trans species tale of interaction and kinship.

Fabrizio Terranova, 2016; 1hr 30 mins

Bedtime: Last year while foraging in the local woods, we picked mushrooms and made this into tea, with anti-oxidant properties. Partake with stories about how mushrooms will survive us all.

- come eat / watch / sleep over - pick 'n' choose! -
(please book in advance if you'd like to stay the night)

Screenings > £5
Sleep over + Screening > £15
Dinner > £4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an artistic research centre?

In the arts, just like in the sciences, research is conducted in the process of making or experimenting. Practitioners take time, and focus attention on the way that they conduct their practice – however it fits into a discipline, or sits outside many. The process of doing research in the arts varies greatly, and there is no one methodology which applies to all. This artistic research centre is a space where people can come to explore different methods of working, have time for reflection, and get feedback from other practitioners.

What do you mean by self-organising?

The stewards are here to support the building and its resources. The building and its resources are here to support you and your work. While the project is all about trying to make things possible, stewards are already fully occupied with administration and practicalities and can not be expected to support the needs of your personal practice too.

Why is it only possible to stay for a minimum of two nights?

It’s not possible for people to stay for one night only, as this tends to take away from the community’s resources rather than add to it - not to mention the extra laundry costs!

Why is it only possible to stay for a maximum of one month?

In order for this resource to be shared by multiple different groups and individuals, stay is capped at one month. This keeps the space flowing and stops areas becoming territorialised unintentionally. As this is a study site, it is not possible to just live here, though we understand study takes many different forms and doesn’t always appear “productive”.

Why is there a sliding scale?

Many of the decisions we make here at BOARC focus on keeping this resource available for practitioners. The sliding scale helps us to offer a subsidised rate to people who would benefit.

Why is it important to read the values?

through the values carefully and make a decision for themselves about whether they feel aligned. It is not important to share all of these values exactly as they are written, but you should be aware that this is an actively anti-racist, anti-ableist, intersectional feminist site, and there are accountability guidelines in place here for users, stayers, stewards and organisers alike.[Link to values here]