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Who wouldn’t jump at the chance to span the digital divide, combat social exclusion and be artistic? That’s exactly what Brazilian artist Ricardo Ruiz has been up to, and he brings his skills and experience to Plymouth on Saturday May 31 and Sunday June 1 for you to share in a workshop.
Anyone can book a place on the free workshop with Ruiz (of artists’ group MimoSa). Workshop participants will use redundant technology to create a portable recording device that will be used to gather peoples’ stories in Plymouth.
We take our hat off to the achievements, that according to the press release say: “Ricardo Ruiz has been one of the catalysts for the introduction of open-source software in Brazil. And over the past six years, Ruiz has developed and implemented three major programmes within Brazilian governmental policy, devising ways in which free software could be implemented on the government’s social programmes, the most notable success being within the Ministry of Culture.
He is one of the founders of MimoSa, an artist’s collective formed in 2005. “MimoSa creates portable systems from redundant technology to document people’s lives. The group underlines the politics inherent in the access to technology, and is motivated by the idea that people start to think critically about media when they start to produce their own.”
Here at the PRSD we rely on out-of-date technology and outmoded ideas of media, so we may well be booking a seat or two ourselves.
The workshop coincides with Plymouth Arts Centre’s current exhibition of contemporary Brazilian art, entitled Estrategia (translated as “Strategiesâ€), which runs until June 22.
• MimoSa’s two-day workshop takes place on May 31 – June 1 and is free, although early booking is advised. Call the box office on 01752 206 114.
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If you’re a bit cheesed off with the weather, try spending an evening in Antarctica.
Exeter University geographer Dr Chris Fogwill presents a talk entitled Antarctica: An Isolated Continent? on Thursday (May 29) at 6.30pm, at Parker Moot Room, Amory Building, Streatham Campus, Exeter.
Dr Chris Fogwill, who is a lecturer in Environmental Change and has spent a year in a tent in Antarctica, told the PRSD: “The traditional view of Antarctica is one of a cold, windy hostile environment, a place for exploration and heroic tales, very much isolated from ‘our’ world. However, recent rapid and spectacular changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheets have called this view into question and brought the giant ice sheets of Antarctica to the front of government, public and media attention. I look forward to sharing my experiences of being in this remarkable place with the people of Exeter.â€
• Chris Fogwill: Antarctica, an isolated continent? Some lessons from the past. Thursday 29 May, 6.30pm, Parker Moot Room, Amory Building, Streatham Campus, Exeter. This event is free of charge and booking is not required.
It’s part of a whole series of events organised by the university’s Geography department which aims to inform us all about the world we live in. Other planned events are:
Thursday 26 June, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Larissa Naylor: Rock coasts on the move: effects of the March 2008 storms
Thursday 31 July, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Tim Quine: Use and abuse of land resources
Thursday 28 August, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Bridget Woodman: Energy Policy for a Changing Climate
Thursday 25 September, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Stewart Barr: ‘Doing Your Bit’. Can we change our lifestyles to help the Planet?
Thursday 30 October, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Jasper Knight Climate Change and Sandy Coastlines
Thursday 27 November, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Chris Turney: Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past
Thursday 11 December, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Chris Caseldine: Iceland - living on the margin
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May 28th, 2008
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If you’ve been swooning around Plymouth Arts Centre, not through the art, but hunger pangs then you’ll be pleased to know the restaurant is reopening tomorrow, under the tutelage of local boy Justin Ranger.
Formerly vegetarian, the restaurant will maintain a majority of veggie opptions, 70 per cent apparently.
Justin told the PRSD: “I always make everything from scratch so I know what’s in it.
“There is often a lot of talk about using local ingredients, but in our case we’re going to be sourcing food from the local farmers that I grew up with.”
Cinema-goers receive a 10% discount on the day at Food at Plymouth Arts Centre, on presentation of their ticket, and can take drinks from the bar into the film. The restaurant will be open 10am–11pm Tuesday to Saturday; 5.30pm-8.30pm Mondays; and 11am-8.30pm Sundays.
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