Hey everyone! I’m Roseanna Dias an Inclusion Fellow on the @Bristol_BathRD programme. I’m a freelance creative producer, curator and facilitator interested in creativity and social change. I focus on co-design in film, media, digital tech and supporting young/bipoc/creatives
I'm taking over this feed on this fine drizzly weds, speaking about my #digitalplacemaking research. Check out a little written intro to my work about what it means to put care at the heart of dp processes... bristolbathcreative.org/article/spaces…
Along with the other fellows (GO CHECK THEM OUT!) I've been thinking about how creative applications of tech fosters connection between people + places in our local areas. These places might be physical or digital, or a hybrid mix of both. It’s been a deep dive over the last yr…
I've also been exploring how #creativetechnology can help us re/connect to ourselves and create new spaces for ourselves - spaces which centre care and rest - and which go against the dominant narratives and structures which often shape (consciously or unconsciously) our lives
A lot has shifted + changed this year for many of us. Doing this research has been no different... It's been a J.O.U.R.N.E.Y I started my fellowship asking qs about remodelling Bristol’s digital infrastructure to serve bipoc, in particular creatives and people working for change
I wanted to think about digital interventions which could help us do bigger, louder work through increased platforming, connectivity and entrepreneurship ... Obvs Instagram came up time and time again and I did some serious reflecting on this part of digital space/culture
This by @whitepube poked my #digitalplacemaking thinking A LOT. What does it mean to develop representation in digital (creative) space as bipoc? What happens when our cultural capital is coopted/commercialised/weaponised? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠?soundcloud.com/thewhitepube/t…
With the murder to George Floyd sparking a new wave of uprisings through #BlackLivesMatter for many bipoc our relationship w digital platforms like Insta shifted again - its not a new phenomenon but was esp intense because of the 'white revelation' around us...
Many of us needed a time out... spaces/places/moments to get away + just be... it felt like again the digital spaces/places and relationships we have + the way its all set up serves to KEEP. US. DOWN. KEEP. US. 'ON'. PRODUCING. FEEDING THE SYSTEM. What would it mean to flip this?
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#GoodAfternoonDearOnes
Today, I wish us courage tempered with compassion. We can get drunk on courage when bravery tips into bravado. May our strength be consort with softness, as needed. Onwards, together.
(I start each day @Grace_Quantock w/ a blessing, so I'm offering this)
Hi, I'm @Grace_Quantock I'm a psychotherapeutic counsellor & writer, working across social care, health & human rights.
On my Fellowship, I've been asking whether science-fiction storytelling and Augmented Reality (AR) can inspire people to imagine preferable, more inclusive futures for their places together?
Can interactive performance methods engage a wider range of people in discussing plans for their neighbourhoods, and are these conversations more effective in the sites that are being developed?
I was interested in whether places can be critiqued through located science-fiction storytelling, how the distancing effect of sci-fi relates to AR, and ways in which @UGuests & @_dspk's Billennium models a participatory and democratised approach to urban design.
Taking up the Tweeting baton from @shawnsobers. As he was DJing yesterday, thought I’d start with a morning music suggestion, something appropriately sci-fi from Patten, which he recorded during lockdown:
Early in my research, I was reading Patten's publication, 3049, which accompanied an exhibition at London’s Tenderpixel. They say, 'It sets the stage for a non-dystopic reimagining of a positive collective future, asking; "how do we make it to 3049?": issuu.com/555-5555/docs/…
I’m Paul Clarke and, on my #DigitalPlacemaking Fellowship, I've been exploring tools for better future-making, asking who gets included in processes of neighbourhood visioning and in the futures imagined.
Greetings! This is @shawnsobers picking up the reigns from @tim_lytc for this Twitter Takeover for the Digital Placemaking research project. Tim gave us lots to think about, and I hope I can do this justice and post some interesting stuff for the rest of the afternoon.
First.... a song. This came out in 1982, and was one of the first songs with a social commentary that I really took notice of. I'll explain more after you have a listen....enjoy!
Songs like this continue to influence what I do and how I do it, somehow trying to make my work connected to real world issues and communities.
Hello world! It’s @tim_lytc checking in for the morning. I’m a NEW TALENT Fellow on the programme. I’m a Queer dance creative working across theatre, film and creative tech. My work is centred on advocating for gender, health, race and Queer issues.
My #digitalplacemaking research looks at the potentials of combining #Dance & Movement with #CreativeTechnology to create safer spaces for #Queer folks. Check out my page for a little taste of what I've done✨
At the beginning, I was inspired by past work I had done with @LiminaImmersive@SplashAndRipple@lisamaythomas And their approach to bodies and technology - The conscious effort to create comfortable, inclusive spaces, where audiences could escape and connect at the same time.
.@rose_kala_dias here wrapping up. I wanted to mention RESEARCH. it can be a scary word right? BUT this programme has changed how I feel. I've been able to follow my gut + ask questions to elicit 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
My #digitalplacemaking research= qualitative data on the themes + 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 at play in creating digital spaces which centre care for bipoc... It is more than stories and data though, it is a connected web of relationships developing a momentum around these ideas
𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 #𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗳𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 feat. stories, thoughts + feelings exploring the intersections of rest, race, culture, disability, labour + politics as part of my #digitalplacemaking research 😍