Experience & Learning

A new series of galactic gatherings for earth-bound artists, space engineers, performers, astronomers, musicians and anyone interested in exploring and sharing space in original ways.

Every KOSMICA session will be unique: bringing together the cosmically curious and culturally quirky space community. Monthly KOSMICA evenings will bring together a social mix of art–space programmes - a film screening, performance or live concert with a short presentation, talk and debate about alternative and cultural uses of space.

Thursday 24 March, 7-10pm

Agnes Meyer-Brandis whose lecture performance deals with art, science and weightlessness. Her starting point is an artistic project conducted under weightless conditions, entitled Cloud-Core-Scanner, involving a microgravity-generating flying manoeuvre carried out in collaboration with the DLR (German Aerospace Centre) in which she explores the boundaries separating fact and fiction, fantasy and technology.

We Colonised the Moon (Hagen Betzwieser and Sue Corke) explores an idiosyncratic world view based on popular science, flexible wikipedia knowledge, graphical illustrations and various display formates. Hagen Betzwieser will talk about his experience in The Institute of General Theory and Sue Corke will describe their projects Moon Scratch and Sniff and Lost in Space.

And a one-to-one performative encounter, Tinned Fingers take you into space. A short encounter for audience members (one at a time) that combines film, music and performance to give an experience of space travel in DIY style.

The series is programmed by Nahum Mantra.

KOSMICA is endorsed by ITACCUS, the International Astronautical Federation's Committee on the Cultural Utilisation of Space. 

The event will be held on the first floor and there is no lift; please contact The Arts Catalyst to discuss any specific access needs. The event will be live streamed and you can watch on: http://www.artscatalyst.org/projects/detail/live_streaming_kosmica/