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Making Immersive Experiences Work for Working Class Audiences

Eleanor Barrett has transformed some of the most stigmatised urban spaces into portals to alternate realities, from the Thamesmead estate to a Helsinki square associated with drug-related social problems.  Her former company The Brick Box specialised in creating immersive, participatory events that consistently reached the audiences other cultural projects struggle to engage: people from low-income households, ethnically diverse communities, and…

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Wake the Tiger: How unconventional design journeys can create magic

“You don’t need to wait for the perfect situation to take on that new project. While your design journey may be unconventional, if you remain adaptable, attentive, and willing to adjust along the way, you might discover something far more extraordinary than you ever envisioned.” Soph Shaw from Wake The

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Soph Shaw presenting at the Live Immersive Design Symposium in October 2023

Spotlight On: Experiential Art

THE DEFINITION Five years ago, everything was curated: playlists, menus, holiday packages. Today, everything is immersive: shops, gyms, cafes. The adjective has well and truly entered the kingdom of buzzwords and is brandished at every corner as an oft-disappointing promise that any interaction with culture will stimulate all your senses

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Experiential Art

What is experiential art? Experiential art is a contemporary art form that emphasises direct engagement and interaction between the artwork and its audience. Unlike traditional visual arts, which are often experienced passively through observation, experiential art invites participants to become an integral part of the art itself, often blurring the

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