// TRANSMISSIONS: radio art lab // A weekend of events exploring radio art, sound art, eco-acoustics, theremins, detoxifying gardens, subversive streaming, pond dipping, weather instruments, listening together. --- Talk: ACOUSTIC ECOLOGIES Join us for a stimulating conversation between artists and scientists touching on issues around listening, soundscapes and ecology. How might listening help protect vulnerable species, and foster empathy between humans and the ‘more-than-human’ world? How might plants and green infrastructure improve air quality as we co-exist in urban spaces? Our invited guests will each speak about their area of research, followed by an opportunity to ask questions and continue the conversation. - with - Artist - Magz Hall (Radio Air Garden) Artist - Lia Mazzari (Instant Public Address Systems) Scientist - Ian Thornhill (bioacoustics and freshwater ecology) Scientist - Ana Castro-Castellon (Phytoremediation) Chair - Professor Teresa Dillon (Professor fo City Futures, UWE) Image : (hydro)Filss by Lia Mazzari The talk will take place in the John James Room, Windmill Hill City Farm. Philip Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4EA --- With thanks to Windmill Hill City Farm. This talk was made possible by the West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA), supported by Arts Council England.

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