Time Machine: Festival Symposium – Full Schedule

Our one-day symposium will bring together artists from across the festival for a day of lively discussion, unpacking the ideas behind the exhibition programme. Speakers will include: Natasha Christia, Kegham Djeghalian Jr, Joy Gregory, Anna Jornet, Akshay Mahajan, Liu Hsing Yu, Annie Wang, and others.

The symposium is a unique opportunity to hear leading voices from across the photographic world, together in the same room. Throughout the day there will be opportunities for audience questions and the chance to informally meet the artists.

The symposium is co-presented with the British Journal of Photography, FOAM Magazine and the University of the West of England.

TICKETS

Tickets are available to buy via our partner Headfirst.

Tickets are available at an Early Bird price of £20. As the event approaches, the ticket price will increase to £25.

If you are a current University of the West of England you will receive a 40% discount. A valid student ID will be required upon arrival at the symposium.

SCHEDULE

10am – 10.20am – Introduction

10.20 – 11.00 – talk one – Alternative Histories of Photography Sergio Valenzuela Escobedo, Annabelle Lacour and Christine Eyene moderated by Alejandro Acín

11.00 – 11.15 – Coffee break 

11.15 – 11.50 – talk two – Folk tales of the India-Bangladesh border with Akshay Mahajan and Julia Carver

11.50 – 12.30 – talk three – Family inheritance with Yuko Edwards, Kelly O’Brien and Diane Smyth.

12.30 – 13:10 – LUNCH

13.10 – 13.45 – talk four – Histories of the Spanish Civil War with Natasha Christia and Anna Jornet, in conversation with Alejandro Acín

13.45 – 14.25 – talk five – From Armenia to Palestine with Kegham Deghalian Jr

14.25 – 14.40 – Coffee break 

14.40 – 15.15 – talk six – Motherhood and queer belonging with Annie Wang and Liu Hsing Yu.Liu Hsing Yu, in conversation with Diane Smyth

15.15 – 16.00 – talk seven – Catching flies with honey with Joy Gregory and Shawn Sobers

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