Explore techniques to create generative and computational artworks in a series of workshops led by expert artists and toolmakers.
Generating Systems
Near Now Studio member Matt Woodham presents a series of six workshops over two days, in which participants will learn a cross-section of cutting edge techniques.
You will learn to use specially designed software systems to create live, real-time video, interactive installations and generative art for multiple platforms, including Virtual Reality. Some workshops will also take place outside the computer, where you will build physical objects, systems and devices which will make audio signals visible and synthesise live video.
This events programme accompanies Sensing Systems, Matt Woodham's debut solo exhibition which takes place at Bonington Gallery in Feb–March 2020.
Dates & Times
Generating Systems workshops take place across two days:
- Day 1: Sat 7 March 2020
- Day 2: Sat 14 March 2020
Workshop sessions take place throughout the day from 10:30AM – 6:00PM. See the full schedules below.
For full details about all workshops visit multimodal.live.
Day 1: Sat 7 March 2020
10:30AM – 12:30PM |
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1:30PM – 3:30PM |
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4:00PM – 6:00PM |
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Day 2: Sat 14 March 2020
10:30AM – 12:30PM |
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1:30PM – 3:30PM |
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4:00PM – 6:00PM |
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Tickets
Workshop session tickets are available individually or as a discounted bundle offer.
Single sessions:
- £25 full price
- £20 concessions
Bundle offer:
Book to attend any 3 or more Generating Systems workshops and save £5 per ticket.
Available from Broadway’s box office in-person or by calling 0115 952 6611. Please email workshops@broadway.org.uk if you have any questions.
Sensing Systems
Matt Woodham presents his debut solo exhibition Sensing Systems at Bonington Gallery from 15 Feb – 28 Mar 2020.
Sensing Systems is a multidisciplinary exhibition and event programme celebrating the beauty of system dynamics in nature, and is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
The gallery will be filled with a composition of connected installations, positioning visitors within a system of light, sound and motion. Visual and kinetic events will be sequenced by a central processing unit which distributes signals around the room. The audience can interact with the system, which alongside random data sources and a sensitivity to initial conditions, will create a unique experience for each viewer.
About the artist
Matt Woodham is an artist, designer and technologist whose practice evades disciplinary definition. After specialising in visual neuroscience during his degree, he channelled his skills and interests into generating auditory and visual experiences – including music videos, live visuals for club nights, light installations, and experimental websites.
In recent years, Woodham’s research into the complex systems of the brain has evolved into a broader interdisciplinary practice. Inspired by the emergent, irreducible states of perception, he utilises experimental techniques such as feedback loops, generative algorithms and randomness. He employs code and electronic circuits to exploit the liminal space between order and disorder. These processes reflect the common non-linear dynamics which are shared between systems of various scales – from quantum mechanics to the economy. He feels that harnessing nature’s mechanisms has the power to delight an audience.
