Virtual reality, animation and post-human embodiment are brought together in the idea of digital puppetry by Joseph Whitmore (Creative Computing Institute at the University of the Arts London). In this interview he talks about his roots in live animation, collaborations with performers, and using a sourdough starter named Richard as a research methodology. Recorded in his studio on a very rainy day in South Bermondsey.

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Presented by Dr Mark Wilsher Norwich University of the Arts

Music is "The Husk" by Gamesharkoff, available from the Free Music Archive (CC BY)

The San Juan River that forms a border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica is the subject of Adriana Arroyo’s PhD research at Goldsmiths (University of London). We discuss the challenges of bringing indigenous and academic knowledges together, collaboration, the role of art practice, and what you can learn from a landscape.

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Presented by Dr Mark Wilsher Norwich University of the Arts

Music is "The Husk" by Gamesharkoff, available from the Free Music Archive (CC BY)

Interview with Christian Petersen on what it means to take visual communication out of the studio, including case studies on the explorations of Joan Didion in El Salvador and photographer Paul Hymann in Morocco.

Presented by Dr Mark Wilsher Norwich University of the Arts

Music is "The Husk" by Gamesharkoff, available from the Free Music Archive (CC BY)