Talks

LOCAL MATTERS

St Giles Centre
81 Camberwell Church Street, SE5
June 18
Monday, 7 – 9.30pm
Free

Flat Time Ho
18 months after the death of visionary British artist John Latham, much has changed at his Peckham residence Flat Time Ho. Curator, Simon Gould will talk about the ongoing plans for an exhibition and research centre and artist Neal White will discuss the newly created Office of Experiments in the grounds of Latham's house.

City of Transformations
Lucy Panesar will talk about her interest in the history of Southwark as City of Transformations, reviewing work she has made in Camberwell in response to research into well-being and transformation.  She will also introduce us to current projects that use live art to investigate the social significance of objects and
critique of marketing and corporations.
With the ‘The Smoking Suffragettes’ intervention

Supported by C.R.A.F.T.

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MATERIAL SPACES: THE CITY AND SECOND LIFE

Lecture Hall, Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road, SE5
June 20
Wednesday, 6.30pm
Free

Second Life is a virtual world initially inspired by cyberpunk literature, but imagined, created and owned by its inhabitants. A public talk with award winning writer and filmmaker Ian Sinclair will look at how our real world engagement with the cityscape is developing in similar fashion to our online engagement with a virtual city. Part of Architecture Week.

Supported by C.R.A.F.T.

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ANDREW IN CONVERSATION AT THE SOUTH LONDON GALLERY

South London Gallery
65 Peckham Road, SE5

June 24
Sunday 2 - 5pm
Free

Stay forever and ever and ever curator Andrew Renton will discuss materiality, desire and memory, with artists, practitioners and critics, as well as members of the public, in a series of informal debates. Talks begin on the hour and last approximately 30 minutes.

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