I M M A – IMMA What’s On October 2022

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I M M A – IMMA What’s On October 2022

The Wernicke’s Location
A new task by ANU

The Venture Areas
08 Oct – 06 Nov 2022

IMMA is happy to current ANU’s The Wernicke’s Place, the consequence of a year-prolonged IMMA residency. A extremely individual task for the company, the work responds to the professional medical issue of Debbie Manager, the spouse of ANU’s co-creative director and visual artist Owen Boss.

In 2014 Debbie had operation to eliminate a formerly undiagnosed brain tumour that grew in the Wernicke’s Place of her mind. Whilst the medical procedures was deemed successful, because of to problems Debbie’s day-to-day life has been influenced by epilepsy. When Debbie suffers a seizure the indicators manifest as audio hallucinations and aphasia (a loss of comprehension of the two listened to and spoken terms). A experienced soprano, Debbie can no extended try to remember the lyrics to even the simplest of music.

Research for the undertaking has observed vital partnerships evolve across the science and arts group. Boss labored with neurophysiologist Prof. Mark Cunningham of Trinity Higher education, Dublin and their investigate has formed the artwork

As element of the venture ANU will present four dwell performances on the opening weekend, on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 Oct at 12pm and 4pm. A new songs composition by Emily Howard, Director of PRiSM, Centre for Practice & Study in Science & Tunes, will be carried out reside by mezzo-soprano Rosie Middleton and viola player Stephen Upshaw. No booking is essential and all are welcome.

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Forthcoming Gatherings THIS October

Black History Thirty day period 2022

Wed 5 Oct / 1 – 4pm
Be part of the activities and start of Black History Month 2022, an annual celebration of the history, lives and lifestyle of the African diaspora. This party is organised by the Institute Of Antiracism and Black Scientific studies, in collaboration with I am Irish, UNPAD, Black Social Employees Ireland and Black and Irish. The event consists of storytelling, discussions, spoken term and dance. All welcome, reserving essential.

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Earth Soaring Eco Art Competition

Fri 21, Sat 22 & Sunlight 23 Oct / Absolutely free

Earth Mounting is an Eco Artwork Pageant celebrating people, position and planet using put throughout the IMMA Campus. Presenting around 70 contributors, artist commissions, talks, workshops, Seed STUDIO, and showcasing a amazing built to vanish eco pavilion, together with an eclectic reside music line-up and food stuff stalls, this promises to be an participating and pleasant working day out for all people. Free of charge, reserving required.

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IMMA Talks
Xenogenesis & Octavia Butler

Wed 26 Oct / 6.30pm / Onsite
In this converse Dr. John Wilkins will introduce the do the job of the American science fiction writer Octavia Butler. The discuss explores the connections involving Butler’s trilogy of novels Xenogenesis and The Otolith Group’s visual and auditory art, to uncover inbound links to essentialism, anti-essentialism, and hope. Absolutely free, scheduling demanded.

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IMMA Earlier Futures Podcast

IMMA Earlier FUTURES is a new heritage podcast sequence exploring the IMMA/RHK internet site supported by the Heritage Council Heritage Stewardship Fund 2022. The podcast sequence interviews specialists and artists that have made artworks in reaction to the web-site heritage. Just about every episode delves into a large range of heritage phenomena associated to the web page. Episode 3 will be readily available on Sunday 9 October.

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