Monday 13 January 2020 to Saturday 18 January 2020
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Location
The Studio, The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5QP
Cost
Free
After almost 50 years of neglect of the human dimension, here at the beginning of the 21st century we have an urgent need and growing willingness to once again create cities for people.
Together with a collaborative research group of artists and academics from the University of Warwick, the Centre for Dance Research invite you to Sensing the City: An Urban Room.
Specialising in the application of experimental methodologies in dance and choreography, creative writing, performance, film, photography and sound technologies, the team have spent three years exploring the need to create cities for people. Against a backdrop of Coventry’s medieval, post-Second World War and recent 21st century history, this exhibition addresses questions such as:
How can the human body be in measure of the city?
How can a focus on human sensing enhance the habitability of urban life?
What do the sensed contours, textures and atmospheres of the city tell us about it?
Activity: Daily screenings of Coventry Radiant City by Michael Lightborne (no booking required)
Location: The Tank (Jordan Well, CV1 5RW)
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 3pm
Duration: 80 minutes
Activity: Carolyn Deby (Sirenscrossing) will offer short audience experiences for up to eight people at a time (booking recommended with the exhibition invigilators).