Wednesday 12 October 2016

Adversity as Creative Fuel

Q+A with social artist and designer Professor Helen Storey MBE

3pm—4.15pm

Adversity as Creative Fuel: a bespoke and audience-focused Q+A with social artist and designer Professor Helen Storey MBE and Dr Alison Slater, Lecturer in Design History, Manchester School of Art.

Helen Storey is an award winning and critically acclaimed former fashion designer and now London based social artist, designer and academic. In conversation with Alison Slater, who has been investigating the depth and impact of Helen's work, both will reflect on Helen's unique approach to design as an agent in tackling critical societal issues and how science and technology have shaped her collaborations.

The event will open with several short films that chronicle Helen's work and the audience will be asked to raise questions that will randomly be selected for discussion. Hosted by Manchester School of Art, the Q+A aims to create a lively and student-focused discussion around creative practice.

Limited tickets are now available for Man Met Staff and Students to attend the following event. Please email Alison Slater (a.slater@mmu.ac.uk) from your university email if you would like to attend.

Limited tickets are also available through Design Manchester 2016 via Eventbrite for external attendees.

Image Credit: Dress 4 Our Time by Helen Storey, created by Holition, August 2016, for Science Museum, London